# INEC Voter Registration: Suppression and Disenfranchisement **Published on [Medium](https://joeladejola.medium.com/nigeria-disenfranchised-teens-8d227bb0eca3), 2022.** Ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, this piece examined voter registration suppression and disenfranchisement patterns by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Drawing on field reporting and data analysis, the investigation documented how administrative failures and procedural barriers systematically excluded eligible voters — disproportionately affecting young and first-time voters. --- See also: [[fire-trucks]], [[a-catharsis]]