Nigeria, May 29 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to create additional electoral wards and Polling Units in Anambra State to bring voting centres closer to the people.

The advice is coming from the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, in Anambra State, ahead of the fast-approaching November 8 gubernatorial election.

In an exclusive interview with the TNC correspondent in Awka, Evangelist Vincent Ezekwueme noted that distance was a major reason most voters fail to participate in elections.

The CLO had repeatedly appealed to INEC to create additional Polling Units and electoral wards for residents in various new Housing Estates and Layouts, especially in Nkwelle, Oba, Nsugbe, Umuchu, Umunya, Aguleri, Ob...