By Goodluck Ikiebe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the number of new voters for Edo State Governorship elections now stands at 119,206, while 58,708 is for Ondo State.
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National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, reveals in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja that the figures 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.
He added that, they do not include applications for transfer within the two States because they are already captured on the register of voters.
According to him, the figures of the new voters and inter-State transfers are being integrated into the existing register.
Olumekun pointed out that the next few days, 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.
Meanwhile, the analysis of new voters for Edo and Ondo States, indicating their distribution by Local Government Areas, gender, age, occupation and disability has been uploaded to INEC’s website and social media platforms for public information.
The Edo State Guber Poll will be held on September 21, 2024, while that of Ondo is November.
