Students top list of voters for Edo, Ondo governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced yesterday the final number of registered voters in Edo and Ondo states, which will hold governorship elections on September 21 and November 11, respectively.

The final result revealed that 2,629,025 people registered to vote in Edo State, and 2,053,061 in Ondo State.

According to a statement issued by the National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, students account for 868,764 and 694,938 in Edo and Ondo states, respectively, totalling 1,563,702.

The statement said that a breakdown of the figure according to local government had been posted on the commission’s website.

The commission promised to announce the collection date for permanent voter cards (PVCs) within the next few days.

The statement reads: “The commission met today, Tuesday, August 6, 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.

“The Edo State now has 2,629,025 registered voters. Of this figure, 1,370,061 (52.11 per cent) are male, while 1,258,964 (47.89 per cent) are female. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 983,133 (37.4 per cent), followed by 914,806 middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,897,939 (72.2 per cent) of registered voters in the state.

“In terms of occupation, 868,764 students constitute the majority of voters (33.05 per cent). There are 4,199 (0.16 per cent) Persons with Disability (PWDs).

“The new register represents 4.9 per cent increase over the 2023 general election figure of 2,501,081.

“Ondo State now has 2,053,061 registered voters. Of this figure, 1,034,006 (50.36 per cent) are male while 1,034,964 (47.89 per cent) are female. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 726,944 (35.41 per cent), followed by 721,982 (35.17 per cent) middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,448,926 (70.57 per cent) of registered voters in the State.

“In terms of occupation, 694,938 students constitute the majority of voters (33.85 per cent). There are 1,782 (0.09 per cent) Persons with Disability (PWDs).

“The new register represents a 3.0 per cent increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 1,191,344.

“The detailed 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.

“In the next few days, 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.”