Anambra Election: INEC Raises Alarm, Says There Are No Voters in 86 Polling Units
- INEC has revealed that some polling units in Anambra state have no voters ahead of the coming governorship election
- According to the electoral umpire in a statement, 86 out of the 5,720 Polling Units in the state have no voters at all
- The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a special consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Friday, revealed that 86 out of the 5,720 Polling Units in the state have no voters.
As a result of this, the commission said it would not deploy personnel and materials to the polling units without voters.
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This was disclosed by the chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a special consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja, Punch Newspaper reports.
According to him, 894 representing 15.6 per cent of the polling units have between 1 and 49 voters, Sun News added.
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He said:
“Understandably, the voters have also been more circumspect in asking for a transfer to polling units. At the same time, the commission did not use its powers under Section 42 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) to allot voters to the new polling units to minimise the disruptions that may occur from such a decision given the forthcoming governorship election.
“Consequently, out of the 5,720 polling units in Anambra State, 86; 1.5 per cent have no voters. For that reason, the commission will not be deploying personnel and materials to these polling units. Furthermore, 894 representing 15.6 per cent of the polling units have between 1 and 49 voters. The election will hold in these polling units.”
Heartbreak, 5 major things about Anambra governorship candidate Ifeanyi Ubah
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that as the clock ticks for the scheduled November 6 Anambra governorship election, a total of 18 political parties have showcased their candidate ahead of the poll.
The parties that would be participating in the Anambra governorship election include; the All Progressives Grand Alliance (the incumbent party), the Peoples Democratic Party, the All Progressives Congress, Labour Party, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) among others.
While these political parties have lined up strong personalities for the election, one person one can not fail to pick interest in is the Anambra governorship candidate for the YPP, Ifeanyi Ubah.
Born Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah on September 3, 1971, this businessman and political heavyweight have been a voice you can hardly ignore in the political ecosystem of Anambra state.
Ubah, an indigene of Otolo in Nnewi North local government area of Anambra state is married and has five children from the union.
Mama came through for me: Soludo hails 102-year-old woman who is backing him to become Anambra governor, shares photos
In another report, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 6 Anambra governorship election, has hailed a 102-year-old woman, Iyom Josephine Ezeanyache, for attending his interactive session with Anambra residents in Abuja.
In a Facebook post on Monday, October 25, Soludo said the old woman said she has been a member of APGA since the party was formed.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the woman patiently listened to her presentation on Sunday, October 24.
Source: Legit.ng
