INEC takes 1,608,660 invalid registrants off voter register

INEC has removed 1,608,660 invalid registrants and 876 deceased voters from the voter register as part of an ongoing clean-up exercise.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608,660 invalid registrants from the voter register, Channels Television reports. INEC said the removal is part of an ongoing clean-up exercise, which followed claims, objections and complaints that trailed the preliminary voter register the commission displayed in October. The exercise also led to the removal of 876 voters who have been verified as deceased from the register.

The commission said it would publish the cleaned-up voter register on December 16, 2026, as required by the electoral law. INEC described the exercise as ongoing and linked it directly to the claims, objections and complaints that followed the October display of the preliminary register. According to the commission, 1,608,660 invalid registrants have so far been taken off the register, while 876 voters verified as deceased were also removed as part of the same clean-up. The cleaned-up register, INEC said, will be formally made public on December 16, 2026, in line with the electoral law.