The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the final register of voters for the Edo and Ondo states governorship elections, with males dominating in the case of Edo, and women slightly dominating in the case of Ondo.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja.
“The Commission met today, Tuesday 6th August 2024, and approved the final register of voters for the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections. The register integrated new voters from the recent Continuous Voter Registration CVR as well as the figures of successful applicants for transfer from other States of the Federation to the two States”, he stated.
• Edo State
According to him, Edo State now has a total of 2,629,025 registered voters.
“Of this figure, 1,370,061 (52.11%) are male while 1,258,964 (47.89%) are female. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 983,133 (37.4%), followed by 914,806 middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,897,939 (72.2%) of registered voters in the State”, said Olumekun.
In terms of occupation, 868,764 students constitute the majority of voters (33.05%). There are 4,199 (0.16%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).
“The new register represents 4.9% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 2,501,081”, the INEC spokesperson stated.
• Ondo State
On its part, Ondo State now has a total of 2,053,061 registered voters.
“Of this figure, 1,034,006 (50.36%) are male while 1,034,964 (47.89%) are female. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 726,944 (35.41%), followed by 721,982 (35.17%) middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,448,926 (70.57%) of registered voters in the State”, he stated.
In terms of occupation, 694,938 students constitute the majority of voters (33.85%). There are 1,782 (0.09%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).
Olumekun said the new register represents a 3.0% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 1,191,344.
He said the detailed breakdown of the register for each State by Local Government Areas, gender, age, occupation and disability has been uploaded to the commission’s website and social media platforms for public information.
“In the next few days, the Commission will release the timetable for the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards PVCs for the two States for all categories of voters including new registrants from the last CVR, voters that applied for transfers, replacements and uncollected cards from previous registrations”, Olumekun added.
