The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the location of 240 polling stations across the country that have no registered voters.
In a meeting with political parties in Abuja earlier on Monday, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu revealed that the polling units have no registered voters, bringing the total number of polling units in the country to 176,606.
According to Yakubu, voters assigned to new polling units will receive text messages informing them of their new polling units prior to the general elections on February 25 and March 11, 2023.
The electoral chief also said voters can locate and confirm their polling units before the general elections by sending regular texts or WhatsApp messages to a dedicated telephone number which will be uploaded on INEC social media platforms.
In January, the commission presented a register containing 93,469,008 voters for the 2023 general elections and said it does not contemplate any postponement of the election date.
See the full list of Nigeria’s 240 polling units with no registered voters:
List of the 240 Polling Units across the country with no registered voters and where voting will not take place on 25th February (Presidential/National Assembly Election) and 11th March 2023 (Governorship/State House of Assembly Election). pic.twitter.com/syGKmE0vNz
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 13, 2023
List of the 240 Polling Units across the country with no registered voters and where voting will not take place on 25th February (Presidential/National Assembly Election) and 11th March 2023 (Governorship/State House of Assembly Election) (2) pic.twitter.com/DZ4QwBR39H
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 13, 2023