All 36 states
and the FCT, in numbers.
Capital, geopolitical zone, senatorial districts — and the exact count of local governments, registration wards and polling units in every state, taken straight from the electoral register's own structure.
37
States + FCT
774
Local governments
8,809
Registration wards
176,595
Polling units
Six zones. Thirty-seven jurisdictions.
Nigerian campaigns are planned by zone and won by ward. Both views are here — pick a state to see its full local-government breakdown.
North West
7 states · 186 LGAs · 2,003 wards · 41,610 polling units
North East
6 states · 112 LGAs · 1,210 wards · 23,942 polling units
North Central
7 states · 121 LGAs · 1,398 wards · 27,464 polling units
South West
6 states · 137 LGAs · 1,544 wards · 34,887 polling units
South East
5 states · 95 LGAs · 1,246 wards · 21,583 polling units
South South
6 states · 123 LGAs · 1,408 wards · 27,109 polling units
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