The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says
240 polling units across the country have no registered voters.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Monday at a meeting
with leaders of political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Yakubu said no new registrants chose the polling units and
no voters indicated interest to transfer to them during the last continuous
voter registration (CVR) exercise, mainly for security reasons.
He said, “this means that no elections will hold in these
polling units”.
The chairman said INEC state offices had redistributed
voters from overcrowded polling units to new ones to avoid congestion during
elections.
“However, there are 240 polling units without registered
voters spread across 28 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). They
range from one polling unit to 12 polling units in each state and the FCT,
except Taraba and Imo states with 34 and 38 polling units respectively,” he
said.
“No new registrants chose the polling units and no voters
indicated interest to transfer to them during the last continuous voter
registration (CVR), mainly for security reasons. This means that no elections
will hold in these polling units.
“In our avowed
commitment to transparency, the commission is making available to Nigerians, a
comprehensive list of these polling units by name, code number, and their
locations by state, local government, and registration area.
“With this development, the number of polling units where
elections will hold nationwide on 25th February 2023 and 11th March 2023 is now
176,606. The soft copy of the list has been uploaded to our website and social
media platforms for public information and guidance.”
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