INEC Registers 177,914 New Voters Before the Elections in Edo and Ondo

A total of 177,914 people have recently registered to vote ahead of the impending Edo and Ondo State governorship elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Edo State has 119,206 new voters, while Ondo State has 58,708, according to a statement released on Monday by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.

Nigerians may remember that on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, we announced in a press release the preliminary numbers of newly registered voters for the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo State. This was done prior to the deadline for claims and objections, and it was followed by the data being cleaned up using the Automated Biometric Identification System. These procedures are now complete.

“There are 119,206 new voters in Edo State and 58,708 in Ondo State,” stated Olumekun.

The commission clarified, however, that the numbers did not include the 8,847 voter transfer petitions from outside of Edo State and the 3,132 applications from outside of Ondo State.

Applications for transfers within the states of Edo and Ondo, in addition to these new registrations, have already been incorporated into the voter register.

“These numbers exclude the 8,847 applications from other States of the Federation for transfer into Edo State and the 3,132 petitions for transfer into Ondo State.

Similarly, as they are already included on the voter registration, they do not contain applications for transfers between the two States.

A portion of the announcement said, “The figures of the new voters and inter-state transfers are being integrated into the existing register.”

In the upcoming days, INEC will make available the complete and official voter registration for both states.

He said, “The comprehensive and final voter registration to be used for the 2024 Governorship elections for each of the two States will be released by the Commission in the coming days.”

Ondo’s election is scheduled for November 16, 2024, while Edo’s is scheduled for September 21, 2024.