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NigeriaDecides2023: Elections won't hold in 240 polling units - INEC (Premium Times)

INEC said elections will not hold in polling units because no voter chose the units during the last Continuous Voter Registration between June 2021 and July ...

“You may recall that in 2021, with your support and that of other critical stakeholders, the Commission successfully expanded voter access to polling units 25 years after the last delimitation exercise in 1996. Details of the simple procedure will be uploaded to our social media platforms shortly.” Good journalism costs a lot of money. “There are 240 polling units without registered voters spread across 28 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This means that no elections will hold in these polling units.” This should not happen on election day,” he said.

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Election will not hold in 240 polling units – INEC (Guardian)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the forthcoming general election will not hold in 240 Polling Units (PUs) across 28 States and the ...

This means that no elections will hold in these polling units,’’ he said. This is crude, primitive and uncivilized. The INEC Chairman, Prof. The INEC chairman also advised registered voters to visit the commission’s website to confirm the locations of their polling units. He said that efforts were also made to redistribute voters to the polling units in order to avoid the congestion that made voting cumbersome in many of the PUs nationwide. Yakubu recalled that in 2021 the commission successfully expanded the number of polling units from 119,973 to the current figure of 176,846.

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Why Elections Will Not Hold In 240 Polling Units - INEC (Leadership Newspaper)

According to him, “There are 240 polling units without registered voters spread across 28 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “They range from one ...

We are encouraged by this and also wish to appreciate INEC while expecting them to keep the flag of perfection flying,” he stated. Parties should resort to the law court for adjudication Today it is an abhorrence and crudity if not savagery to see States Governors denying campaign venues to political parties other than their own. Today, the tide has changed, because an unknown Party could pull a surprise to the greatest chagrin of all. Only Identification tags issued by the Commission will be recognised on election day and violators are liable to arrest and prosecution for impersonation. “By what we hear and read in the news, your mock accreditation exercise was a success. Let me once again appeal to Chairman and leaders of political parties to continue to call your candidates and supporters to order,” he said. In addition, all voters who have been assigned to new polling units will receive text messages from the Commission indicating their polling units. Chairman’s visit to the relevant agencies Consequently, the Commission is advising voters to confirm the locations of their polling units through a dedicated portal on our website. “As you are already aware, we have less than two weeks to the 2023 General Election. From the feedback we received from our officials and accredited observers following the recent nationwide mock accreditation using the BVAS, it is clear that some voters could not easily identify their polling units. “Hard copies of the list are included in your folders for this meeting.

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FULL LIST: INEC's 240 Polling Units With No Registered Voters (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier on Monday disclosed at a meeting with political parties in Abuja that the polling units have no registered voters ...

List of the 240 Polling Units across the country with no registered voters and where voting will not take place on 25th February (Presidential/National Assembly Election) and 11th March 2023 (Governorship/State House of Assembly Election). The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier on Monday disclosed at a meeting with political parties in Abuja that the polling units have no registered voters, adding that the total number of polling units in the country is now 176,606. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published 240 polling units across the country with no registered voters.

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Nigeria election 2023: INEC release list of 240 polling units wia ... (BBC News)

Di Independent National Electoral Commission don announce say election no go hold for 240 polling units across 28 states of di federation during di 2023 ...

“However, 240 polling units wey no get registered voters spread across 28 states plus di FCT. Di Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC don announce say election no go hold for 240 polling units across 28 states of di federation during di 2023 general elections List of di 240 polling units wia elections no go hold for Nigeria dis 2023

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INEC releases list of 240 polling units where voting will not take place (Businessday.ng)

Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, disclosed Monday at a meeting he had with political parties...

List of the 240 Polling Units across the country with no registered voters and where voting will not take place on 25th February (Presidential/National Assembly Election) and 11th March 2023 (Governorship/State House of Assembly Election) (2) The electoral commission Chairman said that the commission had made it easier for voters to locate their polling units before the election. List of the 240 Polling Units across the country with no registered voters and where voting will not take place on 25th February (Presidential/National Assembly Election) and 11th March 2023 (Governorship/State House of Assembly Election).

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Why election will not hold in 240 polling units - INEC (Businessday.ng)

Yakubu said no new registrants chose the PUs and no voters indicated interest to transfer to them during the last continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise, ...

“I do want to emphasise the importance of conducting a peaceful election and I do want to emphasise that every citizen, every stakeholder, every party involved in the election has a responsibility before the election during the campaign period, during the election and after the election, to be peaceful. If the United States is the largest presidential democracy in the world, which country is the second largest presidential democracy in the world? “The United States, understandably is interested in the Nigerian democracy and Nigeria is equally interested in the US democracy. There is no system of government better than a democratic system where the will of the people will continue to prevail,” he said. We areencouraged by this and also wish to appreciate INEC while expecting them to keep the flag of perfection flying,” he said. We are committed to free, fair, credible, inclusive and verifiable elections in 2023. “By what we hear and read in the news, your mock accreditation exercise was a success. “Since 1999, Nigeria has been moving up in solidifying and consolidating its democratic trajectory. Details of the simple procedure will be uploaded to our social media platforms shortly,” he said. As we know, a mock examination cannot be taken to be the real examination whose coverage is wider and complex. “However, there are 240 polling units without registered voters spread across 28 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Chairman’s visit to the relevant agencies.

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Nigeria won't use 240 new polling units due to insecurity - electoral ... (Reuters)

Nigeria's electoral commission head said on Monday that 240 polling centres will not be used in upcoming elections, as no one had chosen them due to ...

mainly for security reasons," Yakubu said. Separatist and gang violence is a major concern for Nigerians when they vote on Feb. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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