The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today, Tuesday, August 6, released the final figure of registered voters in Edo and Ondo states ahead of the September 21 and November 11 governorship elections in the two states.
The final figure showed that 2,629,025 persons registered to vote in Edo State, while 2,053,061 registered to vote in Ondo State, reports The Nation.
A statement by the national Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun said out of the figure, students constitute 868,764 and 694,938 in Edo and Ondo respectively.
While saying that a break down of the figure local government by local government has been uploaded in the Commission’s website, the Commission said it will announce the date for collection of permanent voters cards in the next few days.
The 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.
“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 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.
“The detailed 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.
“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.”
