Lagos records 6.6 million registered voters for 2019 election

6, 609, 115 people have registered to vote in Lagos State in the 2019 general elections.

Sam Olumekun, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, disclosed this at a workshop on Lagos State Election Security Strategic Plan for 2019 Elections.

It is also reported that the state has 245 Registration Areas (Wards), 8,462 polling units, and 3669 voting points across the 20 Local Governments.

The workshop was organised by Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) in collaboration with INEC in Lagos State.

Adelani Asade, the Administrative Secretary of the commission delivered Olumekun’s speech at the workshop.

Olumekun agreed that security is key to holding a successful election.

“6, 609, 115 eligible Nigerians registered to vote during the 2019 general elections in the state.

”I am profoundly grateful to NPP for organising this very important and timely workshop on elections security considering the role of good security structure in the conducting a peaceful and successful general elections in 2019.

”It is crucial to say that with 91 political parties and about 74 million voters geared to take informed decision and action at the general elections in 2019, the security of election officials, materials, and the electorate is of utmost importance to the commission,” he stated.