BREAKING NEWS southern Nigeria peoples Assembly on Tuesday Rejected the new polling units announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission {IN£C} Its Leaders, chief Edwin clark & Rt. Rev. Gbonigi, who spoke on behalf of d group at a press Briefing in Abuja, blasted d chairman of d commision, prof. Atahiru Jega Over the creation of Additional 30,000 polling units in the country. They said d alleged arbitrary allocation of d units with d North getting 21, 615 while the south, got 8,412 was not acceptable. Clark alleged dt d allocation was more of a political conspiracy by d INEC against Southern NG. He said d commission must Rectify the anomaly. Clark, who spoke in ABUJA During d £mergency Joint meeting of d Elders council & Management commitee of d group added dt d INEC allocation of additional polling units to parts of North Exp. In the North-E sates of Borno, Bauchi & Adamawa. Where many people have been displaced in d past few years was unacceptable. He said, we view with Restrain d significant Differences Between d number of New polling units allocated to d whole of d southern zones. { South-W 4,160} {South-S 3,087} {SOUTH-E 1,167} a total of 8, 414 which is less that the Figure of d North-w alone {7,906} Added to d {FCT 1,200} totaling 9,106} d number allocated to d SOUTH-S zone {3,087} which is less than half of dt allocated to d North-W zone. Den dt of d South-E{1,167} which is less than a quarter of any of d Northern Zones. {NORTH-W 7,906} {NORTH-E 5,291} and the North centra 6,318. Guys, all of these is not Reflective of any Historical data or any significant statistical data change to inform such Radical Disparity in d arbitrary allocation of d polling units to d Respective Zones. Thhs Insensitive assault on our collective sensibilities Gravely worrisome and Demanding of our Urgent porportionate action. No amount of Explanation will be acceptable to d voters of Southern NG. INECS Decision to allocate more additional polling stations to d North Lacks any Logic or wisdom particulary with lower voter turnout at previous elections and d massive Exodus of citizens from many of d troubled parts of d North. The commission has exceeded its mandate by Restructing d number of polling units Nationwide
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:07:21 +0000
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