INEC Figures: How North-West, South-West may hold key to Aso Rock.
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•Candidates’ performance in two regions has shaped presidential election since 1999 By Luminous Jannamike Behind the battle for the presidency lies a contest over voter numbers, party machinery and political alliances.
Tinubu has a head start as incumbent, but Atiku, Obi and other challengers know that no region is anybody’s political inheritance.
The road to Aso Rock in 2027 runs through two regions where elections can be won, lost or thrown wide open: the North-West and South-West. Their combined electoral strength gives them enormous influence over the calculations of President Bola Tinubu and the opposition figures seeking to unseat him. The Independent National Electoral Commission’s 2026 voter register puts the North-West at 25,083,411 registered voters and the South-West at 19,614,274. Together, they account for 44,697,685 registered voters, representing more than 43 per cent of Nigeria’s 103,428,715 registered voters ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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