From Atiku Sarki, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the number of new voters for the Edo State Governorship election stood at 119,206 and 58,708 for Ondo State.
According to the Commission, these 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.
Similarly, they do not include applications for transfer within the two States because they are already captured on the register of voters.
In a statement signed and issued on Monday to newsmen in Abuja by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun mni said the figures of the new voters and inter-State transfers are being integrated into the existing register and in 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 our website and social media platforms for public information.
