“INEC is targeting 120m voters for the 2023 elections in the country and the expansion upgrading of polling points to expand existing polling units is very necessary to reduce overcrowding of voters during election and also bring polling units closer to the people,” he added.
The expansion exercise is being carried out in many parts of the country.
According to him, Nigeria has never recorded over 35 per cent of voters during elections unlike its West African neighbours, Ghana which had recorded over 50 per cent of eligible voters during elections.
He said INEC registered over 84 million voters for the 2019 general elections with 119,973 polling units which were grossly inadequate but “we are poised to do better in 2023”.
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INEC creates 924 additional polling units in Ondo
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State says it has created additional 924 polling units across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Rufus Akeju, said this in Akure at a stakeholder’s meeting for the implementation of the expansion of voter access to Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria.
According to Akeju, the additional 924 polling units will increase the number of polling units in the state to 3,933.
The REC explained that the commission arrived at the figure by converting existing voting points that met the minimum threshold of 750 or a maximum of 1,000 voters per polling unit.
Views: Visits 4 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State says it has created additional 924 polling units across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state ahead of the 2023 general elections. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Rufus Akeju, said this in Akure at a stakeholder’s meeting for the implementation of the expansion of voter access to Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria. According to Akeju, the additional 924 polling units will increase the number of polling units in the state to 3,933. The REC explained that the commission arrived at the figure by converting existing voting points that met the minimum threshold of 750 or a maximum of 1,000 voters per polling unit.
INEC converts 1,015 voting points to polling units in Kwara
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has converted 1,015 voting points to polling units in Kwara.
Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), disclosed this in Ilorin on Saturday during a stakeholders’ meeting on “Expansion of voter access to polling units in Kwara”.
He added that access to polling units was very essential to increase numbers of voters during elections.
Attahiru-Madami lamented that Nigeria has never recorded over 35 per cent of voters during elections, whereas Ghana has recorded over 50 per cent of voters.
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