June 16, (THEWILL)- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has removed 749 polling units from inappropriate or queer locations across the country.
The commission also said nine of the polling units were removed from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces, and private properties.
Speaking in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said from the initial 119,973 polling units, the nation now has 176,846 full-fledged polling units.
The figure shows that the commission has created 56,873 new polling units.
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