The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday said the commission would soon embark on constituency delimitation.

Declaring open a  workshop for information officers drawn from across the country, in Abuja, Jega said the exercise would precede the creation of new polling units before the 2015 elections.

Jega said because the exercise had been put on hold for long, INEC had to create additional polling booths during the 2011 general elections and some other elections at the state level, aimed at decongesting  polling units.

Represented by National Commissioner,Publicity, Dr. Chris Iyimoga, Jega said the delimitation exercise had become necessary because there had been demographic shift in some parts of the country, occasioned by religious crisis, natural disasters and population explosion.

News Agency of Nigeria recalled that a similar exercise was conducted five years ago through which 120,000 polling booths were created for the conduct of the 2007 and 2011 general elections.

Jega said plans were in place by INEC  to embark on sensitisation tour of the states to drum up support for the impending constituency delimitation.

The chairman noted that building the capacities of INEC affairs officers for effective service delivery had become imperative for them to work to optimum capacity.

He said many measures would begin to unfold in the commission for the development of INEC and its members of staff.

Jega said, “This is coming at a time when the commission is reoganising, aimed at making it respond to all emerging challenges and improving the working condition of the members of staff, for them to be more committed.’’

 

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