INEC has removed the names of over 7,000 deceased individuals from the voter registry, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
Victoria Etta-Messi, the director of voter education and publicity for the commission, stated that the individuals were removed from the national register in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in December 2022.
According to Etta-Messi, the Independent National Electoral Commission regularly cleans the national registrar before each election to ensure that only eligible individuals remain on the register.
She said, “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six deceased persons across the 36 states and the FCT were removed from the National Register of voters as of December 2022.”
Etta-Messi further stated that the commission’s post-2023 election review revealed 12,298,944 new registrants, thanks to the improved registration process adopted by the commission.
She added, “One major issue is the difficulty in removing deceased persons due to gaps in official death records.
“Problems with official death records continue to make it very difficult for INEC to remove deceased registrants,” Etta-Messi noted.
