The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 2,629,025 voters will participate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
At the presentation of voter registers to political parties, INEC’s Supervising National Commissioner for Edo, Delta, and Cross River states, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, said:
“In line with the Electoral Act, 2022, INEC must present the voter registers to the chairmen of the political parties, not later than 30 days before the election. We are trying to obey the law, and carrying out the 10th of the 13 activities scheduled for the Edo governorship election.”
“Election should not be a do-or-die affair. If you do not win today, you may win tomorrow. Problems always erupt on election day. Politicians and their supporters in Edo State should eschew violence.”
“INEC is ready for the governorship election in Edo State. We want the stakeholders to cooperate with the electoral commission to make the activities before, during and after the election seamless. I am giving an assurance that with the support of the security agencies, the election will be peaceful, free and fair.”
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Edo, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, also said:
“2,501,081 voters were registered in the state for the 2023 general elections, while 173,048 persons were registered during the Continuous Voter Registration from May 27 to June 9, 2024, with 119,206 registrants, including persons who transferred their PVCs, were valid, thereby bringing the total to 2,501,081 eligible voters.”
The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in the state, Greg Igbinomwanhia, commended INEC for carrying out activities of the election without hitch, and said:
“The September 21 governorship poll in Edo must not just be free and fair, but peaceful. I urge the leaders and members of the political parties to shun violence so that Governor Godwin Obaseki’s successor would be elected without rancour.”
