Due to ongoing security challenges, eligible voters in four of Borno State’s 27 local government districts will vote in mega camps in the 2023 elections.
Guzamala, Marte, Abadam, and Kukawa are the LGAs.
Guzamala voters will cast ballots in Gajiram and Nganzai LGAs, while Marte LGAvare voters will gather at the local government offices in Monguno LGA.
Voters from Abadam LGA will cast ballots in Damasak and Mobbar LGAs, while those from Kukawa LGA will vote in Monguno.
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Borno State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ibrahim Magaji Mohammed, who announced this to newsmen in Maiduguri, Wednesday, said the super camps would be cleared for them in schools of government buildings.
Mohammed assured that security agencies know all the insecurity flashpoints across the state, and had made adequate security preparations.
“We (INEC staff and other election personnel) will be going in a convoy, and we have discussed with the Nigeria Air Force to convoy the air cover; so let’s all hope visibility will be clear on the election day,” he said.
With regard to the enduring cash crunch, the REC said the Borno INEC office had already “finalised formalities” with the state’s branch of the CBN for the necessary cash required for daily expenses, explaining that such payments as the emoluments of ad-hoc staff would be paid online.
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Mohammed said the Borno INEC office had taken delivery of 5071 BVAS machines, each configured with a polling unit and local government area, adding that there is also a backup of more BVAS machines to solve unforeseen problems.
Borno State has 2,513,281 registered voters for the 2023 elections.
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