Why Elections Won’t Hold In 240 Polling Units – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said elections will not hold in 240 polling units.

The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a meeting with political parties on Monday.

INEC said the 240 polling units without registered voters spread across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The INEC boss said the Commission will release a comprehensive list of these polling units by name, code number, and their locations by state, local government, and registration area.

He added the electoral umpire has also compiled the register of the voters, noting that its state offices will give it wide publicity, especially for those who may not have provided their telephone numbers during voter registration or those whose numbers may have changed.

Yakubu said, “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.

“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.”

-Dailytrust