The final figure of the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registrants recently updated by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2023 general elections reveals that a total of 96.2 million Nigerians will decide who will be the next president.

Among states with the highest numbers of eligible votes are Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and Rivers, while Yobe, Gombe, Ekiti, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are at the lower section of the list.

In terms of geopolitical zones, the northwest, southwest, and south-south have the highest number of registered votes.

But regions like northcentral, northeast, and southeast put together have few registrants for the general elections.

Below is the number of registrants in states and regions:

PVC registrants by state

1.  Lagos: 7,155,920
2. Kano: 6,026,850
3. Kaduna: 4,411,723
4. Rivers: 3,689,197
5. Delta: 3,386,791
6. Katsina:3,570,740
7. Oyo: 3,330,336
8. Plateau: 2,840,094
9. Bauchi: 2,801,512
10. Anambra: 2,761,467
11.  Nasarawa: 2,759,943
12. Ogun: 2,720,422
13. Benue: 2,667,902
14. Edo: 2,576,474
15. Borno: 2,564197
16. Akwa Ibom: 2,447,438
17. Adamawa: 2,234,550
18. Imo: 2,272,293
19. Jigawa: 2,272,293
20. Sokoto: 2,233,575
21. Abia: 2,202,242
22. Taraba: 2,088,260
23. Ondo:2,047,598
24. Osun: 2,043,107
25. Kebbi: 2,076,798
26. Kogi: 2,009,229
27. Zamfara: 1,955,777
28. Enugu: 1,944,016
29. Bayelsa: 1,367,834
30. Cross River: 1,894,640
31. Ebonyi: 1,861,443
32. Kwara: 1,736,858
33. Yobe: 1,518,327
34. Gombe: 1,394,393
35. FCT: 1,344,856
36. Ekiti: 1,034,811

PVC registrants by geo-political zones

1. Northwest: 22.67 million
2. Southwest: 18.3 million
3. South-south: 15.2 million
4. Northcentral: 14.1 million
5. Northeast: 12.8 million
6. Southeast: 11.49 million