Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the final register of voters for the Ondo Governorship elections scheduled for November 16.
In a Statement by the National Commission and Chairman Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, 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 States.
Ondo State now has 2,053,061 registered voters.
Of this figure, 1,034,006 (50.36%) are male while 1,034,964 (47.89%) are female.
Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 726,944 (35.41%), followed by 721,982 (35.17%) middle aged (36 – 49) persons, all together they constitute 1,448,926 (70.57%) of registered voters in the State.
In terms of occupation, 694,938 students constitute the majority of voters (33.85%) while there are 1,782 (0.09%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).
The new register represents a 3.0% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 1,191,344.
The Commission said detailed breakdown of register for each State by Local Government Areas, gender, age, occupation and disability has been uploaded to its website and social media platforms for public information.
Also, timetable for collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for all categories of voters including new registrants from the last CVR, voters that applied for transfers, replacements and uncollected cards from previous registrations will be released in the next few days.
