By Austin Ogwuda & GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE

INEC registers more males than  females In Edo
Asaba — THE Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Delta State, Dr. Gabriel Ada, has accused some politicians for allegedly colluding with some unscrupulous INEC officials to facilitate multiple registration during the voter’s registration exercise in the state.

Meanwhile more males were registered during the just concluded voters registration exercise in Edo State, according to figures obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benin City.

Dr. Gabriel Ada, therefore, vowed to fish out all the perpetrators to face the wrath of the law, while noting that the exercise was, however, commendable as 1.9 million persons were registered in the state, excluding the figure from the three Warri local government areas, where there was an extension.

In a statement, INEC Delta REC said, “the Commission has noticed from the just concluded voters registration exercise, the deliberate act of multiple registration and registration of minors ostensibly facilitated by some politicians in collusion with some unscrupulous INEC officials.

“The perpetrators of these electoral offences and their cohorts are already being fished out through the Automated Finger Identification System, AFIS, and would soon face the wrath of the law.

“The Commission in Delta State is also not unaware of the  mischief being hatched by some misguided, insatiable and  unpatriotic individuals to launch a campaign of calumny to  portray the Commission in bad light in order to create disaffection between her and the unsuspecting and uninformed law abiding members of the public,” he added.

“INEC stands for justice and fair play in all its ramifications. As an unbiased umpire, the Commission remains resolute in conducting free, fair, and credible elections  and expects that both the winners and losers in an election  should be magnanimous in victory and gallant in defeat”, the statement added.

Ada had earlier told newsmen that twelve persons including two staff of the Commission including some of the NYSC  members recruited for the exercise had so far been arrested  for allegedly involved in double registration of  voters.

BENIN — MORE males were registered during the just concluded voters registration exercise in Edo State, according to figures obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benin City.

According to INEC, whereas a total of 828,031 males were registered, the female figures stood at 791,051 bringing the total population of registered voters in Edo to 1,619, 544.

A breakdown of the figures, however, indicated that the highest number of voters with a total of 1,083, 923, 293 were from Edo South compared with 293, 046 voters in Edo North senatorial district and the least of 242,575 in Edo Central.

The commission registered more female voters in nine out of the 18 local government areas and in two of the three metropolitan councils that make up the state capital, Benin City. The two metropolitan councils are Egor with 84,726 females compared with 76,758 males and Ikpoba-Okha at 120,955 with 119,871 males.

Whereas 50,364 female voters were registered in Akoko-Edo compared with 45,975 males, 19,671 females were registered in Esan Central compared with 19,054 males.

More females  were also registered in Esan NorthEast ( 29,700), Etsako Central with 18,302 against 17,444 males, Etsako East at 30,103 with 23,553 males; Etsako West at 58,121 with 57,144; Igueben at 14,373 with 13,726 males.

There were more male voters registered in Esan South-East and Esan West, Oredo, Orhionmwon, Ovia Northeast, Ovia Southwest, Owan East and Owan West and Uhunwonde local government areas.