The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it wants Nigerians to have a good voting experience, a reason it says it remains resolute on its plan on expansion of voter access to polling units in the country.
The INEC national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education, Barr Festus Okoye, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the training for heads of its Electoral Operations Department on the Implementation of Voter Access to Polling Units.He averred that most polling units in the country due to their configuration were overcrowded and prone to violence.
“Our polling units due to their configuration are overcrowded and prone to violence. We want to move such polling units to public places like schools, courts, and maybe hospitals,” he said.He said polling units in private residences and shrines would also be taken to public spaces. “New registrants for their continuous voter registration will be taken to the new polling units. This will create room for social distancing, security men will also manage the election well. We don’t want Nigerians to suffer on election day. We want Nigerians to have a good voting experience. We also want a situation where presiding officers including observers will have spaces to do their job, and we want to complete this process as soon as possible,” he said.
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