INEC releases final register of voters for Edo, Ondo States
Politics
By Victoria Frances
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final register of voters for governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States.
Sam Olumekun, national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made this known in a statement made available to Realnews on Tuesday, August 6.
The full statement reads:
“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.
Edo State
The State now has 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.
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.
Ondo State
The State now has 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.
In terms of occupation, 694,938 students constitute the majority of voters (33.85%). There are 1,782 (0.09%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).
The new register represents a 3.0% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 1,191,344.
Detailed Breakdown
The datailed breakdown of the register for each State by Local Government Areas, gender, age, occupation and disability has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
Next Step
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.
A.I
July 6, 2024
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