A total of number of 2,210,534 residents in Edo state has registered in anticipation of the September 19, governorship election in the State.

According to report from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 1,159,325 are men, 1,052,209 are women while youths between the ages of 18 and 35 make up 50 per cent of voters.

The announcement was made at the presentation of voter register to the 14 political parties taking part in the election at the INEC office in Benin yesterday.

According to the register, the South Senatorial District has the highest number of registered voters with 1,281,414, the North with 564,122, while the Central Senatorial District has the least with 364,998 voters. It also stated that 483,769 voters failed to collect their PVCs.

INEC National Commissioner supervising Edo, Bayelsa and Rivers states, May Agbamuche-Mbu, disclosed that the election would be held under strict adherence to the NCDC guidelines on Covid-19 as she said:

“I will also use this opportunity to call on the parties to submit names of party agents not later than September 1. I want to urge all stakeholders to cooperate with the commission to ensure that the Edo State Governorship Election 2020 is free, fair, credible and violent-free.”