The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the preliminary figures, pending data clean-up, show that females in Anambra outnumber males by 27,477.
While the number of males stood at 97,832, that of females was 70,355 (42 per cent), making the total number 168,187.
Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja following the Commission’s weekly meeting.
Olumekun stated that, as part of the continued preparations for the Anambra governorship election, the Commission received the final report on the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and followed it with a presentation by the ICT Department on the portal for party registration.
Olumekun recalled that INEC had earlier extended the deadline for its CVR exercise in the state from July 17 to 20 following appeals by citizens.
He said that the immediate next step would be to display the preliminary register of new voters for claims and objections by citizens who were the ultimate owners of the register.
Olumekun said that the display would take place in all 326 Wards in Anambra from Saturday, July 26, to Friday, August 1.
He noted that once the process was concluded, including the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), the new registrants would be added to the existing register and published on a polling unit basis ahead of the election.
Providing an update on party registration, Olumekun stated that the Commission had received an additional 10 requests from associations seeking registration, bringing the total number of requests to 144.
He added that the details of the new associations, including their names, acronyms, logos, addresses, and interim leadership, had been published on the INEC website and other public platforms.
