With 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has urged Nigerians to confirm their various polling units.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, stated that some voters found it difficult to identify their polling units in a meeting with the national leaders of political parties on Monday in Abuja.
The INEC boss said this was according to feedback from “from our officials and accredited observers following the recent nationwide mock accreditation using the BVAS”
Therefore, he recommended voters to use a specific portal on the INEC website to determine the precise location of their voting places.
Follow these procedures to use the INEC portal to verify your polling unit’s location.
1. Log onto the website. The link leads to the home page which features a menu icon at the top right corner of the page.
2. Click on the icon, a drop down-list which features three options will be provided. These options include Check Voters Status, Polling Unit Locator, and Help.
3. Click on Polling Unit Locator, you will be led to a form which requires your polling unit details. These include, State, Local Government, Registration Area (ward number), and the name of your Polling Unit.
4. Keep your Permanent Voter Card handy to input the required information. You can also check your full details by using the Check Voters Status portal, this only requires the Voters Identification Number and surname.
5. When the details have been supplied, click on the green icon which reads, “Get Directions”. This leads to Google map which provides the direction to your polling unit’s location.
INEC however advises voters to physically visit their polling unit before the election day, as the directions provided via the map are only “approximate”.