INEC says 240 polling units have no registered voters

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.”