Only 25,286,616 – about 28.63 per cent– of all eligible voters in Nigeria, participated in last Saturday’s Presidential election, the election data has shown.
There are a total of 93,469,008 registered voters in Nigeria but only 87,209,007 – 93.3 per cent– collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), making them the only ones eligible to vote in the 2023 general elections, according to the electoral commission, INEC.
Last Saturday, the Presidential and National Assembly elections were held across the country and the Governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for 11 March.
However, by the total number of accredited voters, the elections data shows that only 28.63 per cent of all eligible voters participated in the February elections.
The low turnout of voters have characterised Nigerian elections, and have witnessed a steady decline which reached a new low during last week’s presidential and National Assembly polls.
In 2011, voter turnout…
