2023 Polls: Election Will Not Hold in 240 Polling Units, INEC Declares
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the election will not hold in some parts of Nigeria
- The chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said no fewer than 240 polling units across Nigeria would be exempted from the elections
- He made this announcement in Abuja during a meeting with political party leaders ahead of the 2023 polls
FCT, Abuja - As the 2023 general elections reach a fever pitch, Nigeria's electoral body, the independent national electoral commission (INEC), says the election will not hold in 240 polling units.
This development was disclosed on Monday, February 13, by the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during a meeting with leaders of political parties.
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As reported by Punch newspaper, the decision was due to the refusal of electorates in the enlisted polling units to vote.
Prof Yakubu, according to Vanguard, said:
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“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 the states as FCT except Taraba and Imo states with 34 and 38 polling units, respectively.
“No new registrant chose the polling units and no voter indicated interest to transfer to them during the last CVR mainly for security reasons. This means that no election would be held in these polling units.”
Political parties kick against election postponement
In another development, there were strong agitations against the postponement of the 2023 elections by the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC).
According to reports, IPAC chairman, Sani Yabagi, said:
Meanwhile, the Inter Party Advisory Council IPAC has kicked against any postponement of the election, saying under no condition should the polls be shifted.
“Mr Chairman, under no circumstance, should this election be postponed says IPAC.”
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In another development, the PDP has called on INEC to stand its ground on the conduct of the 2023 general elections at the scheduled dates.
The presidential campaign council of the PDP alleged that the APC is trying to mount pressure on the electoral commission to postpone the poll.
The opposition said they believe that Bola Tinubu is one of those behind this because he is becoming scared of Atiku Abubakar's popularity.
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Contrastingly, Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has predicted that elections would not hold in some parts of the country.
Ayodele said that some people are ready to sabotage the process in some parts of the country, and the electoral body, must postpone the already scheduled poll.
According to the cleric, the solution to Nigeria's problem is not election but restructuring, adding that there would be mass protests if the country is not restructured.
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