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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that election materials would not be deployed in 86 polling units out of the total 5,720 polling units in the State for the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra State.
INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu,who disclosed this while addressing a special consultative meeting of Chairmen and leaders of political parties held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja ,also said the affected polling units were part of the 1,112 new units created when INEC converted some voting points into polling units, noting that the units also had no voters from the recent Continues Voters Registration CVR exercise .
He added:”The Anambra Governorship election will be the first first that voting is taking place in polling units since the recent successful conversion of voting points arising from the expansion of voter access to polling units in Nigeria. An additional 1,112 polling units were established in Anambra State in addition to the existing 4,608 locations. This brings the total number of polling units in the State to 5,720.
“Voters were encouraged to seize the opportunity of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to transfer to the new polling units most convenient for them.
He explained that perhaps owing to the the security situation in Anambra State,voters did not did not take advantage of the new polling units by transferring their card there to ease access to polling units
According to him, about 894 polling units were found to have between 1-49 voters ,adding that election materials would be deployed in those units and voting as well as results collated .
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