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Published 7 May 2021
The Ondo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it had created more polling units across the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the 2023 general election.
The commission specifically said it had created additional 924 polling units which had increased the polling units in the states to 3,933.
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Rufus Akeju, said this at a stakeholder meeting for the implementation of the expansion of voter access to polling units in Nigeria.
The REC explained that the commission arrived at the figure by converting existing voting points that meet the minimum threshold of 750 or a maximum of 1,000 voters per polling unit.
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Electoral commission officers count votes at Shagari Health Unit polling station in Yola, Adamawa State on February 23, 2019 after the polls were closed during the day of the General elections. - Nigeria began counting votes in presidential elections, even as many people had yet to even cast their ballot because of delays in the opening of polling units and problems with staffing and technology. Nigeria s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week announced a one-week delay to the election, just hours before it was due to get under way. The presidential contest will see incumbent Muhammadu Buhari (APC) seek to win a second four-year term against former vice president Atiku Abubakar (PDP). (Photo by CRISTINA ALDEHUELA / AFP) (Photo credit should read CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created additional 1,235 polling units in Imo, bringing the total number of polling units in the state to 4,758. x
The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Francis Ezeonu made this known while briefing newsmen on the commission’s efforts to expand voter access to polling units on Wednesday in Owerri.
Ezeonu said over the years, there had been attempts by the commission to create additional polling units to cater to the interest of new settlements and areas with unmanageable voter population.
He explained that in 2011, the commission opted to create voting points and voting settlements to address the issue of overcrowding during the election and new settlements not served by existing polling units.
INEC converts 1,495 voting points to polling units in Adamawa
With the exercise, Adamawa State will have a total of 4,104 full-pledged polling units
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Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has converted 1,495 Voting Points (VPs) to Polling Units (PUs) in Adamawa.
The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Kassim Gaidam, disclosed this at stakeholders meeting on Wednesday in Yola.
He said the aim was to decongest PUs with many VPs to address the challenge of voter apathy during elections.
Mr Gaidam said population growth, new settlements, difficult terrains and other factors were considered by the commission in trying to decongest the available PUs.
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