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INFORMATION KIT FOR 2015
GENERAL ELECTIONS

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FOREWARD

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come a long way since 2011 in making the
Nigerian electoral process transparent, as a way of ensuring that elections are free, fair and credible and that they
measure up to global best standards of democratic elections. We have done this not only by reforms that have
been in the electoral procedures, but also in the way informationon the process is made available for public use
and awareness.
Even though the yearnings of many Nigerians for a perfect electoral process may not have been fulfilled yet, our
reforms since 2011 has ensured incremental improvement in the quality and credibility of elections that have
been conducted. Beginning with some of the Governorship elections conducted by INEC since 2013, the
Commission began to articulate Information Kits for the enlightenment of the public, especially election
observers and journalists who may need some background information in order to follow and adequately
undertstand the electoral process.
With the 2015 General Elections scheduled to take place nationwide, this document is unique, in that it brings
together electoral information about all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). I am optimistic that
this kit will contribute to the body of knowledge about the Nigerian electoral system and enhance the
transparency of the 2015 elections.
Professor Attahiru Jega, OFR
Chairman

ACRONYMS
AC Area Council
Admin Sec Administrative Secretary
AMAC Abuja Municipal Area Council
ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police
CP Commissioner of Police
DSS Department of State Security
ED Edo State
FC Federal Constituency
FCE Federal College of Education
FCT Federal Capital Territory
FRSC Federal Road Safety Corps
GAP General Administration and Procurement Department
GMMC General Murtala Mohammed College
GSS Government Secondary School
HOD Head of Department
HQ/HQTERS Headquarters
ICCES Interagency Consultative Committee on Election Security
ICT Information and Communication Technology
INEC Independent National Electoral Commission
JTF Joint Task Force (security agencies)
KMC Kano Municipal Council
LG Local Government
LGA Local Government Area
LGC Local Government Council
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MMC Maiduguri Metropolitan Council
NDLEA National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
NOA National Orientation Agency
NSCDC Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
NYSC National Youth Service Corps
PAO Principal Administrative Officer
PUs Polling Units
RAs Registration Areas
REC Resident Electoral Commissioner
SC State Constituency
SD Senatorial District
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
VEP Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and CSO Liaison Department
VPs Voting Points
VR Voter Registry

AKNOWLEDGEMENT
A compilation of this sort cannot but be a product of the entire organisation’s collective effort: the Commission,
led by Hon. Chairman, who gave approval for project execution; the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs)
who activated the process of providing the required information from their respective jurisdiction; and the
Adminstrative Secretaries who provided the responses to the national headquarters. The need to make an
information package like this compedium available to the public is a commitment mutually shared within the
Commission, and which all worked hard to deliver.
A major credit for the compilation goes to Princess Hamman-Obels who worked the phones relentlessly to get
INEC states offices to provide their input in the specific form required, and who worked the computers for long
hours to format the content. Credit also goes to Chinwe Ogbuka who re-worked the histories of the states and the
FCT into compact forms suitable for this compilation.
Kayode Robert Idowu

INTRODUCTION
Information is necessary for efficient functioning in every sphere of human endeavour. For the Nigerian electoral
system, and the 2015 General Elections in particular, some basic information can be helpful in understanding and
interpreting the processes, as well as in connecting with various stakeholders in election management. This
compedium is designed to provide such basic information.
The Information Kit is a user-friendly compilation of electoral information about the 36 states and the Federal
Capital Territory where the 2015 elections will be conducted. The document will provide the user an overview
of basic statistics about the electoral features of each state, the election managers and their contact lines, as well
as representatives security agencies on the platform of ICCES and their contact lines. These bits of information
will be useful for anyone wishing to follow and understand the polling process. It is hoped that voters, media
professionals and election observers, among others, will find the kit handy in understanding the processes of the
general election.
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ABIA
BRIEF HISTORY
Abia State in South-Eastern Nigeria was created on 27th August, 1991 out of the old Imo State. The state lies
approximately within latitudes 4o 40’ and 6o 14’N and longitudes 7o 10’ and 8oE. It occupies a land area of about
5,243.7 Square Kilometers with a population of 2,833,999 based on the 2006 census.
It has common boundaries with Ebonyi and Enugu states to the north. Rivers State to the south and southwest,
Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to the east and southeast respectively, Imo State to the west and Anambra State
to the northwest. Abia people are of the Igbo ethnic group.
Abia State has seventeen (17) Local Government Areas (LGAs). The capital is Umuahia. Other notable urban
centres include Aba, Arochukwu, Abiriba, Ohafia, Uturu and Bende.
Abia State has a number of tourist sites such as the National War Museum, Umuahia, Arochukwu Caves; Azumini
Blue River Tourist Village; Akwette Weaving Centre; the Long Juju Shrine, Arochukwu; Museum of Colonial
History, Aba.
ELECTORAL STATISTICS
S/N LGA RAs PUs
1 Aba North 12 305
2 Aba South 12 304
3 Arochukwu 11 149
4 Bende 13 190
5 Ikwuano 10 90
6 Isiala Ngwa North 10 125
7 Isiala Ngwa South 10 136
8 Isuikwuato 10 116
9 Obingwa 11 223
10 Ohafia 11 230
11 Osisioma 10 110
12 Ugwunagbo 10 114
13 Ukwa East 10 65
14 Ukwa West 10 80
15 Umuahia North 12 194
16 Umuahia South 10 121
17 Umunneochi 12 124
TOTAL 184 2676

SENATORIAL DISTRICTS

S/N DISTRICT LGA COMPOSITION RAS PUS COLLATION CENTRE
1 Abia North Umunneochi/ Isuikwuato/ Ohafia/ 57 809 Council Hall Ebem
SD/001/AB Arochukwu/Bende
2 Abia Central Umuahia North/ Umuahia South/ 62 776 Council Hall, Umuahia
SD/002/AB Ikwuano/ Isiala Ngwa North/ Isiala Ngwa North LGA
South/ Osisioma
3 Abia South Aba North/Aba South/ Ugwunagbo/ 65 1091 Aba Town Hall, Aba South
SD/003/AB Obingwa/ Ukwa East/ Ukwa West LGA

FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES
S/ CONSTITUENCY COMPOSITION RAs PUs COLLATION CENTRE
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1 Aba North/Aba South Aba North/Aba South 24 609 Aba Town Hall
2 Arochukwu/Ohafia Arochukwu/Ohafia 22 379 Council Hall Ohafia
3 Bende Bende 13 190 Council Hall, Bende
4 Isiala Ngwa North /Isiala Isiala Ngwa North /South 20 261 Council Hall Isiala Ngwa
Ngwa South North LGA Hqts
5 Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Isuikwuato/Umunneochi 22 240 Council Hall Isuikwuato
6 Obingwa/Ugwunagbo Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/ 31 447 Obingwa LG Hqts
/Osisioma Osisioma
7 Umuahia North/ South Umuahia North /South/ 32 405 Council Hall Umuahia
/Ikwuano Ikwuano North
8 Ukwa East/West Ukwa West/East 20 145 Ukwa West LG Hqts

STATE CONSTITUENCIES
S/N CONSTITUENCY LGAs RAs PUs COLLATION CENTRE
1 Aba North 1 9 228 Council Hall, Aba North LGA HQ.
2 Aba South 1 7 182 Aba Town Hall, Aba South LGA HQ.
3 Aba Central 2 8 201 Aba Town Hall, Aba South LGA HQ.
4 Arochukwu 1 11 149 Council Hall, Arocukwu LGA HQ.
5 Bende North 1 7 90 Council Hall, Bende LGA HQ.
6 Bende South 1 6 101 Council Hall, Bende LGA HQ.
7 Ikwuato 1 10 90 Council Hall, Ikwuano LGA HQ.
8 Isiala Ngwa North 1 10 125 Council Hall, Okpuala Ngwa
9 Isiala Ngwa South 1 10 134 Council Hall, Omoba
10 Isuikwuato 1 10 116 Council Hall, Isuikwuato
11 Obingwa East 1 5 106 Ohanze Comm. Secondary School
12 Obingwa West 1 6 117 Council Hall, Obingwa Lga Hq.
13 Ohafia North 1 6 105 Council Hall, Ohafia LGA Hq.
14 Ohafia South 1 5 125 Council Hall, Ohafia LGA Hq.
15 Osisioma North 1 5 38 Amavo Pry. School
16 Osisioma South 1 5 72 Ngwa High School
17 Umunneochi 1 12 124 Council Hall, Nkwoachara Isuochi LGA
18 Ugwunagbo Lga 1 10 114 Council Hall, Ugwunagbo LGA HQ.
19 Ukwa East 1 10 65 Council Hall, LGA HQ.
20 Ukwa West 1 10 80 Council Hall, Ukwa West LGA HQ.
21 Umuahia East 1 4 59 Council Hall, Umuahia North LGA HQ.
22 Umuahia North 1 5 67 Council Hall, Umuahia North LGA HQ.
23 Umuahia Central 1 3 68 Council Hall, Umuahia North LGA HQ.
24 Umuahia South 1 10 121 Council Hall, LGA HQ.

STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM
S/ NAME DESIGNATION PHONE
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1 Prof. Selina O. Oko REC 08033802349
2 Mr. Mbanaja Charles Admin. Sec. 08035968225
3 Mr. Okolie Gilbert HOD Operations 08033253161
4 Mr. Atoki Anthony HOD Election & Party Monitoring 08035316491
5 Mr. Peter C. Eze HOD Accts & Finance 08037013900
6 Mr. Edwin E. Enabor HOD, VEP 07032589455
7 Mr. Ikhine Anthony HOD Gen. Admin. & Procurement 07035062092
8 Mr. Ejiofor Herbert Acting HOD ICT & VR 08036663993
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ELECTORAL OFFICERS
S/N LGA NAME PHONE
1 Aba North Amaechi Okorie, Mercy 08182704466
2 Aba South Okereke, Juliet 08036772762
3 Arochukwu Okoro, Martins 08033429191
4 Bende Nwafor, Ngozi 08152863935
5 Ikwuano Echefue, Charles 08037868830
6 Isiala Ngwa North Onyeche, Benard 08051513419
7 Isiala Ngwa South Ogoke, N. Ola 08035365749
8 Isuikwuato Olajobi, Monday 08097949466
9 Obingwa Okorie, Peter 07067931410
10 Ohafia Bakare, Jimoh 08082539164
11 Osisioma Samuel, Anthony O. 08033091832
12 Ugwunagbo Eshiet, Martin 08162794120
13 Ukwa East Nwoke, Nwabueze 08033626434
14 Ukwa West Izuka Bridget 08035456137
15 Umuahia North Onyeledo, Wilson 08057774125
16 Umuahia South Ama, Love N. 08034317953
17 Umunneochi Anumenwe, Vitalis 08063561353

MEMBERS OF ICCES
S/ NAME AGENCY DESIGNATION PHONE
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1 Mr. Adamu Ibrahim Police Commissioner 08033476902
2 Prof. Selina Oko INEC REC 08036183602
3 Barr. Mathew C. Obodoechi DSS State Director 08036088822
4 Brig. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun Nig. Army Brigade Commander 08066858385
5 Andy Dateer NSCDC State Commandant 08036247542
6 Anthonia Ifeoma Opara Immigration Services Comptroller 08168817078
7 Ukwuori Ndukwe Kalu Prison Services 07038457369
8 Rindom T. Kumven FRSC Sector Commander 07077690903
9 Florence Ezeonye NDLEA State Commander 08037090511
10 Navy
11 Charles Mbanaja INEC Admin. Sec. 08035968225
12 Edwin Ehizogie Enabor INEC HOD, VEP 07032589455

ADAMAWA
BRIEF HISTORY
Adamawa State is located in the North East geo -political zone/region of Nigeria. The state was created in August
1991 from the defunct Gongola State and occupies about 38,000 square kilometers with a population of 3,178,950
according to 2006 census. The state capital is Yola and there are 21 LGAs in the state. The main languages are
Hausa, Fulfulde and there are also over 78 tribes/ethnic groups in the state.
The state is rich in culture and has a lot of mineral resources like iron, lead, zinc and limestone. There are small
scale processing industries scattered around the state.
Adamawa State was under a State of Emergency until 20th November, 2014. There is presently a curfew imposed
in Yola town from 9pm – 6 am; while in the Adamawa North Senatorial District, the curfew is 24 hours.
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ELECTORAL STATISTICS

S/N LGA PUs RAs VOTING POINTS
1. Demsa 79 10 218
2. Fufore 193 11 312
3. Ganye 130 10 260
4. Girei 83 10 177
5. Gombi 114 10 228
6. Guyuk 94 10 174
7. Hong 140 12 308
8. Jada 154 11 282
9. Lamurde 102 10 185
10. Madagali 116 10 221
11. Maiha 108 10 157
12. Mayo-Belwa 154 12 268
13. Michika 145 16 280
14. Mubi North 173 11 349
15. Mubi South 101 10 192
16. Numan 95 10 198
17. Shelleng 78 10 155
18. Song 161 11 267
19. Toungo 81 10 112
20. Yola North 167 11 480
21. Yola South 141 11 343
TOTAL 2609 226 5,166

SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
S/N DISTRICT LGA COMPOSITION RAs PUS COLLATION CENTRE
4 Adamawa North Madagali/Maiha/Michika/ Mubi North/ 57 643 GSS Mubi North
SD/004/AD Mubi South
5 Adamawa South Demsa/ Ganye/ Guyuk/Jada/Lamurde/ 93 967 GSS Numan
SD/005/AD Mayo-Belwa/ Numan/ Shelleng/ Toungo
6 Adamawa Central Fufore/Girei/Gombi/Hong/ 76 999 GMMC Jimeta, Yola North
SD/006/AD Song/Yola North/ Yola South

FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
S/N FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY CODE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF COLLATION
LGAs RAs PUs CENTRE
9 Demsa/Numan/Lamurde FC/009/AD 3 30 276 GSS Numan
10 Fufore/Song FC/010/AD 2 22 354 GSS Fufore
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11 Mayo-Belwa /Ganye/Jada/ FC/011/AD 4 43 519 GSS Jada
Toungo
12 Gombi/Hong FC/012/AD 2 22 254 GSS Gombi
13 Shelleng/Guyuk FC/013/AD 2 20 172 GSS Kiri
14 Madagali/Michika FC/014/AD 2 26 261 GSS Michika
15 Maiha/Mubi North/Mubi South FC/015/AD 3 31 382 GSS Mubi
16 Yola North/Yola South/Girei FC/016/AD 3 32 391 GMMC Yola

STATE CONSTITUENCIES
S/N STATE NO. OF RAs NO. OF COLLATION CENTRE
CONSTITUENCY PUs
25 Demsa 10 79 INEC Conference Hall, Demsa
26 Fufore/Gurin 11 193 INEC Conference Hall, Fufore
27 Fufore/ Verre Karlahi Pry School, Fufore
28 Ganye 10 130 INEC Conference Hall, Ganye
29 Girei 10 83 INEC Conference Hall, Girei
30 Gombi 10 114 INEC Conference Hall, Gombi
31 Guyuk 10 94 Guyuk Lg Council Hall, Guyuk
32 Uba/Gaya 12 140 Uba I Pry Sch, Hong
33 Hong INEC Conference Hall, Hong
34. Leko Koma 11 154 Kojoli Pry Sch, Jada
35. Jada/Mbulo INEC Conference Hall, Jada
36. Lamurde 10 102 INEC Conference Hall, Lamurde
37. Madagali 10 116 Imadagali LG Council Hall, Madagali
38. Maiha 10 108 Maiha LG Council Hall, Maiha
39. Nassarawo-Binyeri 12 154 GDSS Nassrawo Jereng, Mayo-Belwa
40. Mayo-Belwa INEC Conference Hall, Mayo-Belwa
41. Michika 16 145 Michika LG Council Hall, Michika
42. Mubi North 11 173 GSS Mubi, Mubi
43. Mubi South 10 101 INEC Conference Hall, Mubi South
44. Numan 10 95 INEC Conference Hall, Numan
45. Shelleng 10 78 Ishelleng LG Council Hall, Shelleng
46. Song 11 161 INEC Conference Hall, Song
47. Toungo 10 81 INEC Conference Hall, Toungo
48. Yola North 11 167 INEC Conference Hall, Yola South
49. Yola South 11 141 INEC Conference Hall, Yola North

STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM
S/N NAME DESIGNATION PHONE
1 Baba Ahmed Yusuf REC 08036285454
2 Dominic E. A. Sambo (JP) Admin. Secretary 08077753938
3 Ibrahim Mamman HOD Gen Administration & Pro. 08039616514
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4 Donzomga B. Gamiyu HOD Operations 07030067976
5 Abdulsalam Umar Moh’d HOD Election Political Monitoring 07030752278
6 Boide Abubakar Moh’d HOD Voter Edu. P. G & CSL 08065546700
7 Umar Tanko(Ag.) HOD Finance & Accounts 08064622037
8 Salihu Umar(Ag.) HOD Voter Registry/ ICT 08036044729
9 Rifkatu M. Duku PAO, Foreign & Domestic Observers Liaison 08053363671

ELECTORAL OFFICERS
S/N LGA NAME PHONE
1 Demsa Maryam H. Umar 08036603990
2 Fufore Tarajo Hamman Bakari 07034498488
3 Ganye Abubakar H/Joda (Ag.) 08039717622
4 Girei Aliyu Bacci Yazidu 08030472072
5 Gombi Margaret T. Absolom 08032816486
6 Guyuk Ralia Sambo 08036078577
7 Hong Mohammed Adamu 08168267634
8 Jada Mohammed Sani Lawal 08036114011
9 Lamurde Isa Abubakar 08078244191
10 Madagali Michael Garba 08033208771
11 Maiha Fatima B. Tukur 08032143500
12 Mayo-Belwa Mohammed H. Waziri 08053473032
13 Michika Japhet E. Abba 08023702953
14 Mubi North Adamu Garba Meri 08065180130
15 Mubi South Bashir M. Hammanjam 08038353251
16 Numan Saratu Madubu (Ag.) 07066231030
17 Shelleng Habu Ardo Galadima 08036832456
18 Song Afiniki Ethan 07039870113
19 Toungo Mahiru Baba (Ag.) 08025253455
20 Yola North Mika Lakumna 07065692345
21 Yola South Ibrahim Moh’d Umar 08036044729

MEMBERS OF ICCES
S/N NAME AGENCY PHONE
1 Adaji Adejo Gabriel Commissioner, Nigerian Police 07033745818
2 Baba Ahmed Yusuf REC, INEC 08036285454
3 Olugbenga Yajeoba Director, State Security Services 08033839997
4 Col. Aba Popoola Commdr, 23 Brigade, Army 08035794840
5 Abdullahi Ibrahim Commdt, NSCDC 08065644235
6 K. O. Akinyosade Sq. Lder, Air force 08034510605
7 R. A. Keji Comptller, Immigration 08065319085
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8 Ekijere A. S. FSI (CP) Comptler, Prisons Service 08034073682
9 Alh Hassan A. Zungeru Comder, NDLEA 08035075094
10 Godwin V. Ngueku Sect. Comdr, FRSC 08055178570
11 Umaru Joro Daniel State Coord. NYSC 08037246098
12 Dominc E. A. Sambo Admin. Sec., INEC 08077753938

DISTANCE OF LGA FROM STATE CAPITAL
S/N LGA DISTANCE TRAVEL TIME
1 Demsa 45 Km 45 Mins
2. Fufore 60km 1 Hour
3. Ganye 150km 2 Hours, 30 Mins
4. Girei 30 Km 30 Mins
5. Gombi 115km 1 Hour, 30 Mins
6. Guyuk 180km 3 Hours
7. Hong 120km 2 Hours
8. Jada 170 Km 2 Hours, 40 Mins
9. Lamurde 120 Km 2 Hours
10. Madagali 240 Km 4 Hours
11. Maiha 180 Km 3 Hours
12. Mayo-Belwa 80 Km 1 Hour, 20 Mins
13. Michika 220 Km 3 Hours, 40 Mins
14. Mubi North 200 Km 3 Hours, 20 Mins
15. Mubi South 210Km 3 Hours, 30 Mins
16. Numan 60Km 1 Hours
17. Shelleng 210Km 3 Hours, 30 Mins
18. Song 60Km 1 Hour
19. Toungo 220Km 3 Hours, 40 Mins
20 Yola North 2 Km 2 Mins
21 Yola South 10 Km 10 Mins
HOTLINES: 08036403333, 08077753938, 08039616514
AKWA IBOM
BRIEF HISTORY
Akwa Ibom is one of the six states that make up the south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It was created on the
23rd of September, 1987 out of the former Cross River State. It has inter-state boundaries with Cross River to the
east, Abia to the north and north-west and Rivers to the southwest. To the south is the Gulf of Guinea.
The state capital is Uyo. Other major towns include Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Eket, Ikot Abasi, and Oron. The state has
31 Local Government Areas; 326 Registration Areas and 2, 982 Polling Units.
The state covers a land area of 8,412 square kilometres and has a population of 3,902,051 (2006 census),
accounting for 2.8% of Nigeria’s total population. Its 129 km coastline is the longest in the country and a very rich
source for a wide variety of fishes and sea foods. It plays host to some multinational companies like Mobil
Producing Nigeria Limited. It is also home of the Aluminium Smelter Company (ALSCON). Currently, Akwa
Ibom State is the highest oil and gas producing state in Nigeria and is blessed with other mineral resources such as
clay, glass, sand, granite, kaolin, limestone and lignite.
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