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Another office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, has been razed down by hoodlums.
The National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, announced that the office which was burnt on Sunday was recently renovated.
An excerpt of the statement shared by The Nation read:
“The Commission met today, Monday 10th May 2021, and discussed a wide range of issues, including a disturbing report from Abia State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the State, Dr. Joseph Iloh, reported that INEC’s recently renovated office in Ohafia Local Government Area has been set ablaze.
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INEC LG office in Abia set ablaze by hoodlums
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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia state has been set ablaze by hoodlums.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued Monday in Abuja.
According to him, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the State, Dr. Joseph Iloh had reported that INEC’s recently renovated office in the local government was set ablaze on Sunday night.
“There are no casualties on the part of our staff on guard duty but the building was virtually destroyed. Apart from furniture items, all electoral materials and office equipment were destroyed”, he stated.
Insecurity: Imo stakeholders want INEC upgrade to allow e-voting
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An officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Magnus Ekeh, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upgrade its operations to enable the electorate vote from their respective homes.
Ekeh made the call at the INEC stakeholders’ meeting with theme: “Expansion of Voter Access to Polling Units” held in Owerri on Monday.
He said the upgrade to allowed for e-voting was necessary considering the security challenges currently bedeviling the nation.
The NIS officer noted that e-voting was practised in other countries where there were not many security challenges as witnessed in Nigeria.
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Published 10 May 2021
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State has been set ablaze.
This happened on Sunday night days after the Commission’s office in Akwa Ibom was set ablaze by unknown men.
The incident was confirmed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Dr. Joseph Iloh, when the Commission met today to discuss a wide range of issues.
A statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, revealed that the attack is not the first the Commission has suffered in the state in recent times.
INEC creates additional 1,832 polling units in Ogun INEC creates additional 1,832 polling units in Ogun
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created additional 1,832 polling units in Ogun State.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Abdul Ganiu Olayinka Raji, disclosed this at the INEC stakeholders meeting held at the INEC Media centre Magbon, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday.
The INEC boss said the Commission deliberately approved the lower and upper thresholds for voting points to 500 and 750 voters respectively, which brings the number of units in Ogun state from existing 3,210 to 5,042.
He said the objective of the exercise is to expand voters access to polling unit by converting existing voting points and voting points settlement into stand-alone polling unit, and where necessary relocating new and existing polling unit to places where they are closer to and more accessible for voters and the Commission.