INEC releases voters register for Anambra poll, to prosecute 93, for double registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the voter register for the November 16 Governorship Election in Anambra State with 1,784,536 persons registered, while 93, 354 would be prosecuted for double registration. The register was presented at the INEC State headquarters in Awka by Engr. E. Akem who came from Abuja in the presence of the State. Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Chukwuemeka Onukaogu and the supervising National Commissioner Amb Lawrence Nwuruku. The 23 political parties who will be involved in the Governorship Election were represented by four members each and were given copies of the voter register. INEC disclosed that at the completion of 2011 voter registration, the Commission gave a tentative total registered voter in Anambra as 2, 011, 746 adding that since then, the data capture process had gone through series of processes. It announced that in the latest exercise, 1,784,536 persons were registered, while 93, 354 persons would be prosecuted for double registration. On other indices: age groups, 18-35 were 52 percent, 36-50 persons registered were on 25 percent, those in the bracket of 51-69 were 18 percent and 70 and above were 5 percent. Also, the number of females that registered in Anambra was 900, 701 which accounts for 50.5 percent, while the males reduced in number with 883, persons accounting to 49.5 percent. However, Ogbaru Local Government Area had the highest number of voters with over 139,000 and closely followed by others like Ayamelum among others. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Prof. Chukwuemeka Onukaogu in his address congratulated the political parties on the way they had conducted their campaigns so far in the state. “Once the campaigns are devoid of rancour, character assassination, hooliganism and thuggery, the electorate will be in a much better position to make a choice that is most ideal and appropriate to them,” Onukaogu said