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Nigeria won’t use 240 new polling units due to insecurity – electoral commission

Nigeria won’t use 240 new polling units due to insecurity – electoral commission

CAMILLUS EBOH NIGERIA'S electoral commission head said that 240 polling centres will not be used in upcoming elections, as no one had chosen them due to insecurity in the surrounding areas. Separatist and gang violence is a major concern for Nigerians when they vote on February 25 for new members of parliament and for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari. When new voters register in Nigeria, they are allowed to choose a polling centre. Most people choose the nearest to where they live because movement is restricted by security agencies on election day. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood…
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Nigeria will not postpone presidential vote – election chief

Nigeria will not postpone presidential vote – election chief

THE head of Nigeria's electoral commission said it will not postpone next month's presidential vote despite worries over widespread insecurity including attacks on election officials. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at London's Chatham House think tank, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was well prepared to facilitate voting in Africa's most populous nation despite the challenges. "The commission is not contemplating, let alone planning, to postpone the 2023 general election," he said. "We are going ahead to conduct the election as scheduled." Nigerians are set to choose a new president on February 25, a vote that could have implications across the…
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