Sentences with phrase «polling unit»

[Update: The Times polling unit does not have confidence in the automated polling methods used by Rasmussen Reports; A couple of independent experts tracking public opinion on climate said other indicators mesh with the finding above.]

Ikpeazu said the proof of over-voting must be done polling unit by polling unit, rather than covering only 29 out of all the polling units in the state.

He warned Political thugs as well as those who may not have business at the Polling Unit to stay away stating the Command's readiness to deal with any miscreants.

Can you tell me the distribution of polling unit before the creation of the new ones?

Beautiful as it may seem, we pointedly told him to reverse the decision and wait until after the 2015 elections before creating a single additional polling unit.»

What has the number of polling unit in a particular area got to do with the retarding federal character that promote incompetency?

Maximum of 500 voters per polling unit, how does having more polling units translate to more votes.

Please explain now creating a polling unit to decongest existing polling unit will favour anybody.

Where was he when his candidate Jonathan scored only 6 votes in his polling unit in 2015?

If we have polling unit above the max, you create new ones to decongest it.

Please explain to me, if a polling unit in otueke has 100 people and another in Michika has 500 when the maximum per polling unit allowed is 200, where will you create additional polling unit?

You are assuming from your counter analogy that the new polling unit were only created in the north.

Nkanga is renouned in causing ethnic division and hatred, as military governor in Akwa Ibom state, he brought so much hatred between the Annang and the Ibibios, he banned the Annang language in the state and accused Annang people of putting JUJU on his seat at a function in Ikot Ekpene, He is Godswll Akabio's house boy, a campaign manager who could not win elections for his party in his polling unit, Akpabio is promoting the rivers crisis and so those his apologist Nkanga, Nigerians and the good people of rivers should never take a man like Idongesit Nkanga seriously, he is not regarded as an elder in Akwa Ibom where hails from.

Thanks to the Washington Post polling unit of Richard Morin and Claudia Deane, we can match those figures up against a historical backdrop.

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and President, ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (in blue suit) at a polling unit in Monrovia this morning, with National Commissioner, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola (left) watching with interest, as Liberians vote to elect their next President.

The Chairman announced that during the second quarter of the exercise, CVR would be moved to polling unit level for Ekiti and Osun states that are having governorship elections this year as was done in Anambra state which had governorship election last November.

To ensure transparency and integrity of the elections, results of each polling unit were pasted there for party agents and stakeholders to see, making it easy for them to compare notes with the Commission's final figures.

Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who voted around 11.55 am at polling unit 20 Ward 9, Ibadan South West Local Government Area within the premises of Community Grammar (Jnr) High School, Oluyole Estate.

At Ukwo polling unit in Koton Karfe, 18 out of 440 petitioners came for the verification, while at Oworo polling unit in Felele area of Lokoja, none of the 815 petitioners showed up.

It was also gathered some of supporters got to hear the news of his demise this morning on getting to the polling unit.

As at the close of the exercise on Saturday, no polling unit was said to have recorded 50 per cent verified signatures of the total names on the register.

Professor Yakubu however reassured Nigerians that the Commission would continue to make hard copies of results sheets to political party agents at each polling unit and collation centres against which the integrity of electronically transmitted results can be compared, verified and authenticated.

The incident, DAILY POST gathered occurred at Tseabur polling unit in...

In another polling unit at Aroma Junction, Ward 1, Unit 8, while the number of registered voters was 334, the number of votes cast was 114 with six invalid votes.

Ize - Iyamu, however, expressed satisfaction with the voter turnout and the conduct of INEC officials in his polling unit.

In the second polling unit in the ward, APC polled 298 votes for the chairmanship election as against zero vote polled by the PDP and Labour Party.

Once votes have been counted, the results from each polling unit will be uploaded to the electoral commission's website.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Dutse, inaugurated the Jigawa State Social Intervention Programme meant to empower communities at polling unit level.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, on Wednesday lost to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in his polling unit in the September 28 governorship election.

Yakubu also said that the commission could not hold the continuous voter registration at the polling unit levels because it would cost N1.2 bn per day, the total amount approved for the entire exercise.

David Adah, INEC presiding officer at the Odo Akete polling unit also in kabba, said that many youths were angry over the recall process.

At the embattled senator's polling unit in Ayetoro Gbede, a traditional ruler, Chief Ojo Adekunle, who led some youths to protest against the recall process, said that they were not aware of Melaye's offence.

Yakubu said the goal of the INEC was to ensure that the voter registration was carried out in each polling unit to enable more people to get registered.

«Each polling unit will be manned by two policemen.

The All Progressives Congress has lost at the polling unit of its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun.

11.36 am: There is low turnout at Polling Unit 12 A, Lekki Scheme 1, Lekki and Iru Victoria Island LCDA Polling Unit 18 and 18A

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Edo governorship poll, Pastor Andrew Ize - Iyamu won the election at the polling unit where the APC national chairman boss voted.

Meanwhile, no sign of LASIEC officials in Eti Osa Polling Unit 012 while Voting is ongoing in Ward A Etiosa LGA polling unity 4 and Isolo.

The highlight of the launch was the presentation of a cheque for the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Six Million, Three Hundred and Fifty thousand Naira (N176, 350,000) to Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel, the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Jigawa State on behalf of the 27 Chairmen in the state for the operation of the social security scheme where a grant of between N50, 000 and N100, 000 would be given to each polling unit across the state for minor infrastructure repair and social assistance.

Atiku came in as an individual so I, as a CPC former leader denounced my membership and registered as a member of APC in my polling unit and so with every other person.

«I wish to put it on record that I was neither consulted by anybody before my name was submitted as running mate to a man who has since the conduct of primaries, abandoned the party, took the party to court, worked for the PDP, thereby causing our party to lose his polling unit 80 votes to his ally party PDP's 116, repeating same feat at the Ward level with APC scoring 1,146 to PDP's 2,058.

«The party at the state and local government levels had resolved that results must be announced at each polling unit and anything short of this would be tantamount to chaos which we do not want in our local government and state at large,» he said.

Speaking on the security arrangement for the exercise, he explained that with the massive deployment of additional 21,000 police personnel to join the existing 6,000 operatives in the state, five policemen were expected to man each polling unit.

«People that can not vote at the ward levels, at the polling unit levels and they are now recognized in Abuja.

20.30: Former president Goodluck Jonathan's polling unit 039 Otuabula in Otuoke community: PDP 118, APC 14, PPA 1.

9.37: Security Personnel and INEC Staff arrived Polling unit: 06/01/04 / 003 as early as 8:41 am in Brass LGA #BayelsaVotes

12.42: At Ofejikpi 1, Anyigba, Dekina LGA, which has 1,395 registered voters, a certain voter threatened to be violent with INEC officers at the polling unit, but the police intervened, removing him from the scene.

«In each of the polling unit, we hope to deploy at least two NSCDC officials to support security personnel from police and other security organisations.

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

13.11: The hoodlums that reportedly attacked Ajetachi polling unit was also said to have vandalised the PDP campaign office in the town.