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Published 10 May 2021
Published 10 May 2021
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, has said it created additional 1,235 polling units in Imo state in order to improve the electoral process.
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, said this at a press conference in Owerri.
He explained that when the new number is added to the existing 3, 524 polling units, the state now has a total of 4, 758 polling units.
According to him, the polling units were created with a threshold of 500 to 750 registered voters in each polling unit.
Ezeonu further explained that under the new arrangement, Owerri municipality had the highest number of polling units with 122. It is closely followed by Owerri West with 117 polling units.