In spite of the high expectations of the elections, we have cause to be concerned about the conduct of elections in some polling stations.
The officer, whose identity was not revealed, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where he’s currently being administered treatment.
Present at the meeting were the heads of NSCDC, FRSC, Nigerian Army, Customs, NDLEA, SSS, Nigeria Correctional Service, among others.
Given the Nigerian context, INEC’s approach of using accreditation figures as the basis for calculating voter turnout is faulty.
The 2.5 million eligible voters are to exercise their franchise in the 5,720 polling units in the 326 electoral wards in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it requires at least 13,000 security operatives for the general elections in Enugu.
The commission intends to allot voters from congested polling units to less congested units within the same location.
Mr Yakubu said that the “field test” would take place in 12 designated Polling Units (PUs) in each state of the federation and four PUs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, has pledged to promote the integrity of the 2023 elections through its ‘Parallel Vote Tabulation’ (PVT).
A total of 2,047,598 voters have registered across the over 3009 polling units in the state.
