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Just In: Election will not hold in 240 polling units – INEC.

INEC has said that voting would not hold in 240 polling units during the forthcoming general elections.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a meeting with political parties on Monday, February 13.

According to him, “Let me therefore start with the issue of polling units. 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.

However, there are 240 polling units without registered voters spread across 28 states and the 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, mainly for security reasons. This means that no elections will hold in these polling units.”