A total of 663, 639 registered voters are expected to vote in next month’s governorship election in Bayelsa State.
This was contained in the publication and presentation of an updated voter register in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to political parties in Yenagoa on Thursday.
According to the figures released by the ICT and Voter Registry Departments of INEC, the 663,639 registered voters are eligible to vote in 1,939 voting points in the eight local government areas of the state.
The figures were arrived at after the continuous voter registration exercise conducted by INEC in the state from October 2 to 9, 2015.
The figures indicated an increase of over 53,000 registered voters in 1,804 polling units from the register used during the March-April general elections.
A breakdown of the figures in the eight local government councils showed that Brass has 56,634, Ekeremor 83,774, Kolokum/Opokuma 39,748, Nembe 66,384, Ogbia 69,253, Sagbama 87,242, Southern Ijaw 120,827 and Yenagoa 139,777.
On gender distribution, men constitute 54% while women are 46% of the voting population.
Also 250, 000 students were registered while businessmen were 120,000, fishermen and farmers 80,000, civil servants 70,000 and housewives 10,000.
The voting distribution for age bracket showed those from 31-50 years as the highest with 46%, 18-30 years 41%, 51-70 years 11% and above 70 years 2%.
INEC’s National Commissioner, Lawrence Nwuruku, who addressed representatives of political parties, security agencies and civil society groups who witnessed the presentation, said the publication of the voter register was in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended which states that the voter register must be published at least one month to the election.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Bayelsa State, Baritor Kpagih said following the presentation of the voter register, the commission would now intensify preparations for the governorship poll.
He urged political parties and candidates to sensitize their supporters on the need for peaceful electioneering process.
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