The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier fixed the general election for February 25 and March 11.
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The Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said this in a message to Nigerians on Friday in Abuja.
For instance, in PU 157, PU 158 , PU 156 and PU 021 all in the Powoyi Area of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, the officials arrived the polling unit at 9:23am while accreditation and voting started at 10:45 am.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the advice at the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja Friday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that though voting began late in some polling units, the exercise was concluded about 3:30pm.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the commission’s consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on Friday in Abuja.
The Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska, made this known while addressing the House of Representatives on Friday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that INEC on Wednesday in Abuja announced the successful conversion of the voting points after 25 years attempts.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners.
Johnson Alalibo, the state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting on expansion of access to polling units in Benin on Friday.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq.
Presenting a paper, titled: “The State of Voter Access to Polling Units in Nigeria,” at the Consultative Meeting with Political Parties, held at the INEC headquarters, Abuja on February 5, Prof. Ibeanu said since polling units give meaning to the right to vote, this automatically connotes that a place to vote gives meaning to the right to vote.
Lagos PDP spokesman, Taofik Gani, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that INEC should rather direct its efforts at achieving robust electoral reform that would make people’s votes count.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a stakeholders meeting with political parties’ leaders in Abuja, adding that expanding voters access to polling units in Nigeria was crucial to voters turnout in elections.
INEC disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Abiru, representing Shomolu Constituency 2, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria after he had voted at his Gbagada Ward, G PU030 during Saturday’s by-election.
Our correspondent observed that the process began as early as 8.30 a.m. in many of the polling units visited, including Piapung 1, in Mikang Local Government Area, with the election officials attending to voters.
Pai disclosed this on Monday at a stakeholders meeting held in Shendam as part of preparations for the election slated for December 5.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that most of the electorate who trooped out to cast their votes were seen buying foods, minerals, bottle water, chinchin, puff-puff (deep fried dough), biscuits and other items.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that most of the voters arrived the various polling units before officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.