Polls will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 States – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that elections will not be held in about 240 polling units across 28 States of the federation during the February 25 and March 11 general elections.

The Commission also warned that it will not accept a situation where two or more party agents report to the polling units, causing confusion, adding that any agent found to be engaged in such an act will be arrested and prosecuted.

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The polling units where elections will not hold are from one in Edo, Kwara, Rivers and Zamfara States to 38 in Imo State which has the highest.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who disclosed this at a regular consultative meeting with leaders of the 18 registered political parties ahead of the elections said the affected polling units had no registered voter.

He said with the exclusion of the 240 polling units, elections will take place in about 176,606 polling units across the country.

Details shortly…