INEC releases final register of voters for Edo, Ondo elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the register of voters for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

By Chimezie Godfrey

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the register of voters for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

This is contained in a statement signed National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Sam Olumekun made available to newsmen on Tuesday.

Olumekun disclosed that the register integrated new voters voters from the recent Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

He said,”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.”

He revealed that Ondo state has 2,053,061 registered voters.

“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.”/

“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.”

He revealed that in the next few days, the Commission would 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.