INEC Releases Final List Of Voters For Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of registered voters for the Edo and Ondo Governorship Elections.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun who disclosed the development in a statement said, the list was approved on Tuesday.
Olumekun explained that 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 said , Edo 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”, he said.
The INEC Commissioner said, “in terms of occupation, 868,764 students constitute the majority of voters (33.05%). There are 4,199 (0.16%) Persons with Disability (PWDs)”.
He said, the new register represents 4.9% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 2,501,081.
Meanwhile, he said, 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”, he said.
Olumekun said, “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”, he said.
The Commissioner 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.
He disclosed 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.
