Governorship Poll: Facts About Ondo And Its Electorate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct the governorship election in Ondo State on Saturday.

It says it is committed to promoting greater transparency and accountability in the management of elections in the country.

While residents have shown their preparedness to vote in the election, here are some quick facts about Ondo and its electorate:

Ondo is one of the six states in Nigeria’s south-west region.

Dominate by the Yoruba-speaking population, the state was created on February 3, 1976.

The state covers a land area of 15,500km² and has Akure as its capital city.

It has 18 local government areas, three senatorial districts, eight federal constituencies, and 26 state assembly constituencies.

Ondo has a total of 1,822,346 population of voters, 203 electoral wards/ registration areas, as well as 3,009 polling units.

According to INEC, a total of 1,478,460 (81.1%) Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) have been collected while 343,886 (18.9%) others are yet to be collected.

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Here’s a breakdown of the figures of registered voters, as well as collected and uncollected PVCs, according to LGA below:

S/N	LGA	REG. VOTERS	COLLECTED PVCS	UNCOLLECTED PVCS
1	Akoko North East	80,040	66,290	13,750
2	AKOKO NORTH WEST	72,139	58,505	13,634
3	AKOKO SOUTH EAST	35,747	32,763	2,984
4	AKOKO SOUTH WEST	101,842	87,351	14,491
5	AKURE NORTH	74,821	60,744	14,077
6	AKURE SOUTH	290,267	207,238	83,029
7	ESE-ODO	70,014	66,481	3,533
8	IDANRE	82,449	64,438	18,011
9	IFEDORE	75,257	54,640	20,617
10	ILAJE	132,189	126,749	5,440
11	ILEOLUJI/OKEIGBO	73,051	54,391	18,660
12	IRELE	66,959	57,651	9,308
13	ODIGBO	136,146	109,797	26,349
14	OKITIPUPA	110,572	92,975	17,597
15	ONDO EAST	50,496	40,321	10,175
16	ONDO WEST	172,815	131,847	40,968
17	OSE	69,087	63,568	5,519
18	OWO	128,455	102,711	25,744