INEC Gives Analysis Of New Voters In Edo, Ondo States
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the number of new voters for Edo State is 119,206 made up of 61,684 males, 51,750 females and 58,708 for Ondo State made up of 26,447 males and 32,261 females.
These figures according to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, do not include the 8,847 applications for transfer into Edo State and the 3,132 into Ondo State from other States of the Federation.
The statement also notes that the figures do not include applications for transfer within the two States because they are already captured on the register of voters.
It noted the figures of the new voters and inter-State transfers are being integrated into the existing register, adding that the Commission will release the comprehensive and final register of voters to be used for the 2024 Governorship elections for each of the two States in the next few days.
The statement further revealed that analysis of the new voters for Edo and Ondo States, by their Local Government Areas, age, gender, occupation and disability has been uploaded to INEC’s website and social media platforms for public information.
It will be recalled that INEC had in its Press Statement on Tuesday 11th June, 2024 released the preliminary figures of newly registered voters for the forthcoming Edo and Ondo State Governorship elections before the period for claims and objections, followed by the cleaning up of the data using the Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS.
These processes, the statement notes, have now been concluded.
