The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the final register of voters for Edo and Ondo States, ahead of the governorship elections scheduled to hold in both states.
In a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, 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.
According to Olumekun, “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.
In terms of occupation, 868,764 students constitute the majority of voters (33.05%), while 4,199, representing 0.16%, was recorded for persons with Disability (PWDs).
The new register represents 4.9% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 2,501,081.
Meanwhile, Ondo State now has 2,053,061 as registered voters, out of which 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 Commission revealed that a detailed breakdown of the register for each state by Local Government Areas, gender, age, occupation, and disability has been uploaded to its website and social media platforms for public information.
The National Commissioner also disclosed that in the next few days, INEC 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.
