The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final register of voters for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections coming up later in the year.
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.
This was contained in a release signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday at the Commission’s headquarters.
According to the statement, 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%). There are 4,199 (0.16%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).
The new register represents a 4.9% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 2,501,081.
For Ondo State, it 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 demography of the register for each State by Local Government Areas has been uploaded to the Commission’s website and social media platforms for public information.
The release also noted that 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.
