The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced nationwide verification exercise for centres proposed to be converted to polling units across the country, the commission’s chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said.
He spoke Tuesday at the INEC office in Karu local government of Nasarawa state during a visit to some of the proposed centres and existing polling units in the FCT and Nasarawa state.
The chairman said the purpose of the verification exercise was to ensure the right thing was done in the conversion of the voting points to polling units.
Yakubu said he was informed that 395 voting points were being converted to polling units in Karu local government area.
With the conversion of voting points to polling units, he said there would be expanded access to polling units for voters, while congestion of polling units would be eliminated in future elections.
The INEC boss further assured that the Continuous Voters Registration exercise would commence June 28 after the conversion of the Polling Units, adding voters would be given the opportunity to choose the location they wished to be their new polling units.
The INEC boss pleaded with stakeholders and community leaders to support the commission and sensitise the people on the ongoing exercise for the conversion of polling units.
The centres visited included, PU001 located at Minister’s Gate, Life Camp; Government Secondary School – Life Camp which also served as a collation center, Apo Legislative Quarters, and Zone-D entrance gate Apo, in the FCT.