Imo Guber 2023: INEC Releases List of 40 Polling Units Where Election Will Not Hold, Gives Reason
- INEC has disclosed that election will not be conducted in 40 polling units in Imo state during the Saturday governorship poll
- The electoral body maintained said this was because there were no registered voters from the listed polling units
- INEC said electoral officers and materials would not be deployed to the polling units during the election on Saturday
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of 40 polling units where voting will not hold during the Saturday, November 11, governorship election.
In a tweet on Wednesday, November 8, the commission said this was due to the fact that there were no registered voters in the under-listed polling units.
Source: Twitter
INEC explains why the election will not be held in 40 polling units in Imo
The electoral commission notified stakeholders and the public in the state to be aware of the development. He added that electoral officers would not be deployed to the affected polling units.
The tweet reads:
"Dear Imolites, please note that there will be no election in the following Polling Units (as attached in frames 1 & 2) with no registered Voters.
"Do not expect personnel and materials at these locations."
PDP, Labour Party to battle APC Uzodinma in Imo
The development comes three days before the governorship election in the Southeast state, where the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was recently beaten by some thugs during workers' protest.
Political pundits have said that the election would be keenly contested between the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Hope Uzodinma of the APC is seeking re-election, frames while Samuel Anyanwu and Athan Achonu of the PDP and the Labour Party have vowed to unseat the governor.
See the tweet here:
Okorocha, Ihedioha, and other governors of Imo since 1999
Legit.ng earlier reported that Hope Uzodinma, the incumbent governor, will complete his first term in office in January 2024.
Uzodinnma is seeking re-election for another term in office.
Source: Legit.ng
