In polling places where there are no registered voters on Saturday, November 11, voting would not take place, according to a statement from the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC.
Forty polling places that will not hold ballots on Saturday have had their detailed information supplied by the commission.
Two polling places in Bayelsa and 38 in Imo were reported to be devoid of registered voters by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee Sam Olumekun in a statement.
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In Bayelsa State, Olumekun said, sixteen political parties are supporting candidates; in Imo and Kogi states, eighteen parties are supporting candidates.
Except for the 40 voting places without voter registration, he said that elections would be held at 10,470 polling places.
In addition to 649 Ward, 56 LGA, and three state collation centres, the commissioner clarified that each political party is required to designate polling agents for each of the polling units.
Speaking about the three off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States, Olumekun stated: “The Commission is providing two publications on the upcoming polls as follows in continuation of the Commission’s preparations:
In addition to the distribution of registered voters by gender, age group, occupation, and disability, this publication includes an infographic summary of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and registered voters that local government areas (LGAs) have collected.
“Details about the two voting places in Bayelsa and the 38 in Imo State without registered voters are also included in the publication, along with a list of candidates.
There will be no elections in these polling places, the Commission has stated time and time again. For these areas, no materials have been developed, and no personnel will be sent there.
According to Olumekun, 34,704 agents from Bayelsa State, 65,274 from Imo State, and 37,995 from Kogi State were uploaded to the INEC-hosted portal by political parties by the deadline for uploading agent lists. This brings the total number of polling and collation agents for the three states to 137,973.
Not all political parties nominated agents for the polling and collation centres located throughout the states, according to the comprehensive analysis he provided.
In spite of fielding candidates in several states, the national commissioner said that certain political parties lack collation agents or polling places.
