Zone-Level Data
North Central
- Population:
- 20,339,956
- Male Population:
- 10,261,050
- Female Population:
- 10,078,906
- Registered Voters:
- 11,627,490 (including the FCT)
- Gross State Product in 2012 (N’billion):
- 5,724.19
- Adult Male Literacy in English:
- 65.1% (PDF Download)
- Adult Female Literacy in English:
- 47.3% (PDF Download)
- Overall Adult Literacy in English:
- 56.4% (PDF Download)
Systematic Observation Data:
Voter Accreditation
- Polling Official Arrival
- Accreditation Time
- Polling Officials
- Party Agents
- Security Personnel
- Voter Cards
- Voting Register Ticks
- Election Ink
- Polling Unit Departures
- Harassment - Accreditation
- Voting Time
- Empty Ballot Box
- Voting Without Card
- Voter Verification
- Ballot Stamp and Signature
- Secret Ballot
- Late Accreditation
- Harassment - Voting
- Accreditation During Voting
Voter Accreditation
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Percent of polling units with polling officials by 7:30am
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 34% ±7%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 15% ±10%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 88% ±23%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 22% ±14%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 50% ±20%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 43% ±21%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 38% ±16%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 40% ±16%
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Percent of polling units where accreditation began by 9:00am
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 76% ±6%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 57% ±14%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 88% ±23%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 72% ±16%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±11%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 76% ±18%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 77% ±13%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±9%
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Percent of polling units with only one polling official
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±23%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
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Percent of polling units with only one party agent present
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±4%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 10% ±10%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±9%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
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Percent of polling units with security personnel
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 85% ±10%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 88% ±23%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 84% ±13%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±13%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±8%
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Percent of polling units with few or no people accredited to vote without a voter's card
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±8%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
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Percent of polling units where most or all voters' names were checked in the register of voters
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±6%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±7%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
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Percent of polling units where polling officials marked most or all accredited voters' finger with indelible ink
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±1%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
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Percent of polling units where most or all voters left after being accredited
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 27% ±6%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 17% ±11%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 38% ±34%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 34% ±16%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 42% ±20%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 14% ±15%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 31% ±14%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 23% ±14%
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Percent of polling units where voters or polling officials were harassed / intimidated during accreditation
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±8%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 19% ±17%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 23% ±13%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
Voting Process
-
Percent of polling units where voting began by 2:00pm
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±6%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 86% ±15%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 85% ±11%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 89% ±11%
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Percent of polling units where the ballot box was shown to be empty before being sealed closed
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±6%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
-
Percent of polling units few or no people were permitted to vote without a voter's card
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±7%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±6%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±9%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where polling officials rechecked most or all voters names in the register of voters
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 96% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±9%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±10%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±9%
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Percent of polling units where most or all ballot papers were stamped and signed
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±1%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 98% ±4%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
-
Percent of polling units where voters were able to mark their ballot paper in secret
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±7%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±8%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±13%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 87% ±10%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±8%
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Percent of polling units where new voters were accredited during voting
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±5%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 20% ±11%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±10%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 14% ±15%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 10% ±10%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 20% ±13%
-
Percent of polling units where voters or polling officials were harassed / intimidated during voting
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±9%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±8%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 24% ±18%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 18% ±12%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 11% ±11%
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Percent of polling units where number of voters accredited increased during voting (by more than 5%)
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±10%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±23%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 20% ±18%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 6% ±8%
Counting Process
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Percent of polling units where ballot papers were properly sorted by party during counting
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
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Percent of polling units where a party agent disagreed with the announced results
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±8%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 13% ±13%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
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Percent of polling units where the results were publicly posted
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 94% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 93% ±7%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 100% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 83% ±15%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±9%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 97% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±9%
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Percent of polling units where polling officials were harassed / intimidated during counting
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±8%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 8% ±11%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 10% ±13%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±5%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±6%
Voting Results
-
Percent of polling units where valid votes equaled the sum of the votes cast for each party (within 5%)
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 90% ±4%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 87% ±10%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 75% ±30%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±10%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 88% ±13%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 95% ±10%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 92% ±9%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 91% ±9%
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Percent turnout
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 49% ±3%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 46% ±5%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 53% ±8%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 45% ±7%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 35% ±7%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 54% ±8%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 44% ±4%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 65% ±5%
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Percent rejected ballots (voter's intention not clear)
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±1%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 4% ±2%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 7% ±2%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±2%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±1%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±2%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
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Percent vote for ACN
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 5% ±2%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 20% ±7%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±3%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 14% ±5%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±3%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
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Percent vote for ANPP
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±2%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 0% ±0%
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Percent vote for CPC
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 29% ±5%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 9% ±5%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 29% ±12%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 30% ±13%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 20% ±9%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 24% ±15%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 64% ±8%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 26% ±12%
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Percent vote for PDP
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 63% ±5%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 69% ±7%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 69% ±13%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 62% ±13%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 63% ±9%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 74% ±15%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 31% ±8%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 73% ±12%
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Percent vote for other parties
- North Central 205 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Benue 46 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- FCT 8 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Kogi 32 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±1%
- Kwara 24 Polling Station(s)
- 3% ±2%
- Nassarawa 21 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%
- Niger 39 Polling Station(s)
- 2% ±1%
- Plateau 35 Polling Station(s)
- 1% ±0%