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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, described the fire incident at its Udenu Local Government Area (LGA) office, Enugu State, as another setback to its ongoing activities and preparations for upcoming electoral activities.
The commission said this in a statement by Mr. Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Friday.
Okoye expressed worry that the spate of fire incidents involving the facilities of the commission in some states had unfortunately persisted.
He mentioned that the latest destruction of the Commission’s physical infrastructure and electoral facilities in Enugu state called for an immediate review of the measures necessary to secure INEC’s assets across the states.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it has created additional 998 Polling Units in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State.
Making the announcement in Calabar at a stakeholder’s forum on Expanding Voter Access to Polling Units Engagements, the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the State, Dr Emmanuel Hart, said that the new polling units would be added to the existing 2, 283 polling units, to bring the total number of polling units to 3,281.
“INEC Cross River State is happy to announce to you that when the proposed new polling units are verified and approved by the Commission, Cross River will boast of an additional 998 polling units. The 998 PUs will be added to the existing 2,283 Polling Units and will increase the number of Polling Units in Cross River to 3281,” Hart said.
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The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, disclosed that it has created additional 440 polling units in Bayelsa State, taking the total number in the state to 2,244 polling units.
While the additional units create access for more voters, the commission said it was expanding voter access to polling units by converting existing voting points and settlements into polling units.
Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Expansion of Voters Access to Polling Units Exercise in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, said INEC had seized the opportunity to relocate existing polling units to places where they were more accessible to the voters and decongest the existing ones.