Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National
Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced the creation of
additional 56, 872 polling units across the country.
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The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a
meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners.
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According to him, Nigeria now has a total of 176, 846 Polling
Units from the initial 119, 973 following the conversion of voting
points and voting points settlement to full-fledged Polling
Units.
Yakubu said the commission had also removed 749 Polling Units
from inappropriate facilities, with nine of them from shrines and
several others from religious houses, royal palaces and private
property.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National
Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced the creation of
additional 56, 872 polling units across the country.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a
meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners.
According to him, Nigeria now has a total of 176, 846 Polling
Units from the initial 119, 973 following the conversion of voting
points and voting points settlement to full-fledged Polling
Units.
Yakubu said the commission had also removed 749 Polling Units
from inappropriate facilities, with nine of them from shrines and
several others from religious houses, royal palaces and private
property.