2015 Elections: INEC creates more 30,027 polling units across Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission has created additional 30,027 polling units across the country in readiness for next year’s elections.

The commission said Tuesday that the action was aimed at decongest in existing polling centres.
With the addition, the total number of polling units across the nation stands at 150,000, up from 119,973.
The commission made this known in a statement by the Director in charge of the commission’s secretariat in Abuja, Ishiaku Gali.
As a result of the increase, Lagos State whose polling units has now been increased to 11,023, leads others in the federation in terms of the proportional distribution of the total 150,000 units.
Kano State now with 10,127 is the second on the table.
The decision to create the new units, according to ‎Gali, was taken at the Commission’s meeting on August 12, 2014.
The commission further put the total number of registered voters at 70,383427.
With its registered voters put at 5,426,391, Lagos State got an additional 2,870 polling units making it a total of 11,565 polling units.
Kano State with 4,751,818 polling units got additional polling units of 2,053 bringing the total number of polling units to 9,809 polling units.
Kano State was followed by Kaduna State. With its registered voters of 3743815, Kaduna State has additional polling units of 2,878 bringing the total polling units to 7,485.
Katsina State with 2,928,046 registered voters, it got an additional 1,339 polling units bringing the total number of polling stations in the state 3,818.
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