*INEC Targets Over 100m Voters, Intensifies Voter Education
CAMPAIGNS for next year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections kicks off on Wednesday, August 19, five months ahead of polls.
The January 16, 2027 polls will in part be a rematch of 2023, with Tinubu again running against former southeastern governor Peter Obi, former vice president Atiku Abubakar and others.
N This came one day after the major presidential contenders- President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Peter Obi of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC); his African Action Congress (AAC) counterpart, Omoyele Sowore; and that of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, among others, signed the National Peace Accord.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected that Nigeria’s registered voter population will exceed 100 million ahead of the elections.
The Commission said it was stepping up preparations for a nationwide voter education and communication campaign to ensure effective voter mobilisation and strengthen public confidence in the electoral process.
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mohammed Haruna, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a joint implementation meeting of the Commission’s Departments of Voter Education and Publicity and Gender and Inclusivity, said the projected increase from the current 93 million registered voters, which would constitute the largest voter population in Africa, underscores the need for the Commission to strengthen its voter education and public communication strategies ahead of the elections.
The meeting, which brought together heads of voter education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), also focused on developing a coordinated communication and inclusivity roadmap for the 2027 elections.
The roadmap will focus on voter mobilisation, strengthening public confidence and ensuring equal access to the electoral process.
