The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said it would create more voting points in Lagos State to ease accreditation and voting processes across the 8,462 polling units in the state during 2019 general elections.
Mr Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC spoke at a Stakeholders Meeting organised by the commission in collaboration with the private sector and the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) in Lagos.
There exist 3, 662 voting points created across polling units to reduce accreditation and voting time during elections.
โAfter the just-concluded Continuous Voter Registration exercise, we have recorded close to 700,000 new registrants in Lagos, and the implication of that is we are going to create additional voting points.
โThis has become imperative so that we can have a pleasant experience when people go out to vote on the election days.
โWe will ensure that your votes count in 2019. We are determined to conduct the best ever elections in 2019,โ Olumekun said.
According to the INEC boss, the creation of additional voting points is necessary to ease the process and reduce voting time.
The REC said that the electoral body had improved in deployment of materials and personnel, and transmission of election results.
Olumekun, who emphasised the need for security of voters, election materials and personnel, urged the stakeholders to continue the advocacy on peaceful conduct and voter education.
According to him, the successful conduct of past elections in the state can largely be attributed to the contributions of the stakeholders, who have been supportive in the state.
โI can testify that the stakeholders have done marvelously well in the area of sensitisation and mobilisation of the citizens for all our activities, especially the just-suspended Continuous Votersโ Registration Exercise.
โThere is no gainsaying the fact that the stakeholders here present have a stake in our democracy, of which the conduct of free, fair, credible and peaceful elections is an integral part.
