 The Independent National Electoral Commission INAIC has announced the successful expansion of the existing polling unit across the country from 119,974 to 176,846 full-fledged polling units. The Commission also announced the date for the AKT and Auschwitz State Governorship elections. The two off-season elections are slated to hold on Saturday, June 18, 2022 for AKT State, while the Auschwitz State Governorship election will hold one month later on Saturday, July 16, 2022. In his remarks at the unveiling ceremony, INAIC Commissioner Professor Mahmoud Yacoubo said the history of creating and expanding polling units in Nigeria has been long and complex.