FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) GOMBE STATE DIRECTORY OF POLLING UNITS Revised January 2015 DISCLAIMER The contents of this Directory should not be referred to as a legal or administrative document for the purpose of administrative boundary or political claims. Any error of omission or inclusion found should be brought to the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission. INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page i Table of Contents Pages Disclaimer............................................................................... i Table of Contents ………………………………………………. ii Foreword................................................................................. iv Acknowledgement................................................................... v Summary of Polling Units........................................................ 1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS Akko …………………………………………………….…. 2-14 Balanga ………………………………………………….… 15-23 Billiri ………………………………………………….…….. 24-29 Dukku ……………………………………………………… 30-38 Funakaye ………………………………………………….. 39-47 Gombe …………………………………………………….. 48-56 Kaltungo …………………………………………………… 57-65 Kwami ……………………………………………………… 66-74 Nafada …………………………………………………….. 75-80 Shomgom …………………………………………………. 81-86 Yamaltu/Deba …………………………………………….. 87-100 INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page ii INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page iii FOREWARD Access to information for Nigerians is an essential plank in our democratic march and a condition for a virile electoral process. As part of the preparations for the 2015 General Elections, the Commission has demonstrated its commitment to informing stakeholders and the general public through a range of activities, and engagements with different strata of society with the aim of fostering confidence and participation in the continuing effort to build an enduring democratic culture. To increase eligible citizens’ participation in exercising their franchise, polling units within, or very close to the premises of politicians, traditional rulers, religious bodies, state and local authorities, private properties, etc., as well as in open spaces, are relocated to public buildings, preferably public schools. Thus, the publication of the 2015 Polling Unit Directory (updated January 2015) by the Commission is another step towards providing valid information to the stakeholders and the public alike. The Directory lists the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of each State or Area Councils (ACs) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Registration Areas (RAs) of States or Wards of the FCT, as well as polling units contained therein. This Directory wiII not only help to address the Polling Unit information needs of political parties, developmental partners, Civil Society Organizations, Ministries, Departments, Agencies, the Press and other Stakeholders, but also serve as a reference document for research and information. This publication is also designed to help electoral officials irrespective of where they are deployed to effectively perform their duties. I hope that the Directory will also help to influence and educate election officials in the administration of elections in the country. Prof. Attahiru M. Jega, OFR Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission Federal Republic of Nigeria INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In revising the Directory of Polling Units, cognizance has been taken of the relocation of existing polling units from unsuitable and unapproved locations. The decision by the Commission was taken in its efforts to further ensure transparency in the electoral process and provide a level playing field for free and fair elections that are credible and acceptable to all. The Delimitation Division of the Electoral Operations Department has worked very hard, together with the Electoral Operations Departments of each of the thirty-six (36) States and the Federal Capital Territory, to significantly improve the accuracy of this Directory. The Commission would like to express its profound gratitude to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) as well as the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia for providing technical assistance, through the provision of a specialist in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Data Management, Mr. Archie A.A. Delaney, Sr., who played a major role in the successful completion of this project. The fact that the Directory was generated from the Delimitation Database being constructed is very significant and signals a paradigm shift in the way the Commission undertakes its major activities. Finally, the support of the Commission, especially the Chairman, Prof. Attahiru M. Jega, OFR, as well as the Members of the Electoral Operations and Logistics Committee (EOLC), indeed all other National Commissioners, is highly appreciated. Engr. Dr. Nuru A. Yakubu, OON Chairman, EOLC Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page v GOMBE STATE THE LIST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS Name Code # of RAs # of PUs AKKO 01 11 338 BALANGA 02 10 185 BILLIRI 03 10 132 DUKKU 04 11 231 FUNAKAYE 05 10 206 GOMBE 06 11 189 KALTUNGO 07 10 193 KWAMI 08 10 207 NAFADA 09 10 108 SHOMGOM 10 10 93 YAMALTU/DEBA 11 11 336 TOTAL: 11 114 2,218 INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page 1 of 100 GOMBE STATE LGA: AKKO Code: 01 THE LIST OF REGISTRATION AREAS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA NAME Code # of PUs AKKO 01 31 GARKO 02 52 KALSHINGI 03 34 KASHERE 04 38 KUMO CENTRAL 05 25 KUMO EAST 06 49 KUMO NORTH 07 16 KUMO WEST 08 30 PINDIGA 09 27 TUMU 10 18 TUKULMA 11 18 TOTAL: 11 338 INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page 2 of 100 GOMBE STATE LGA: AKKO Code: 01 RA: Akko Code: 01 PU Name [NOTE: The old name/location of relocated PUs appear in parenthesis] CODE LAFIYAWO PRI. SCH. (LAFIYA, KOFAR JAURO) 001 MARORI PRI. SCH. (MARORI/WUI‐WUI, KOFAR JAURO) 002 AKKO, AKKO PRI. SCH. 003 S/YAKI/J. HAMMA, AKKO PRI. SCH. 004 GADAMA DADI PRI. SCH. (GAMADADI T/WADA, K/JAURO) 005 LAWANTI PRI. SCH. I (LAWANTI KOFAR JAURO LAWANTI) 006 LAWANTI PRI. SCH. (JALINGO KOFAR JAURO) 007 DANDALIN KOMBANI OPEN SPACE (KOMBANI, KOFAR JAURO) 008 DUNAMARI ‐ BOGGAGEL, LAWANTI PRI. SCH. 009 LAWANTI PRI. SCH. II (JALINGO/AKKO. KOFAR S/ LAWANTI) 010 DOLLI JILIM ‐ DOLLI KUTURE, DOLLI PRI. SCH. 011 DON DORIYA ‐ DOLLI NGALDA, DOLLI PRI. SCH. 012 KATAM PRI.SCH. (KATAM GURU MODOWA, K/ JAURO) 013 WURO DOLE ‐ MANDA, WURO DOLE PRI. SCH. 014 LAWO DODO PRI. SCH. (LAWO DADO FESHARE K JAURO) 015 BULA PRIMARY SCH. I (BULA KYARI, KOFAR S/BULA) 016 LAMIDO BAGU, BULA PRI. SCH. 017 BULA PRIMARY SCH. II (JAN‐GERAWO, GARIN JAURO SHEHU) 018 GUDA, PRI. SCH. (GUDA SARKI KOFAR JAURO) 019 BULA PRI. SCH. I (YOLDE‐KUYURUTU JAMJI, K JAURO) 020 JAMJI PRI SCH. (JAMJI, J. JAMJI) 021 BULA PRI SCH. II (BULA‐BULA, KOFAR JAURO) 022 DANDALIN TUDUN WADA OPEN SPACE (T/WADA GJ USMAN, K/UBANDOMA) 023 ZANGOMARI PRI. SCH. (ZONGOMARI, KOFAR SARKI ZONGOMARI) 024 DAGARAWAWO ‐ MARKE, DAGARAWA PRI. SCH. 025 AKKO PRI. SCH. (JAURO HAMMA, K/J JUNGUDO) 026 DANDALIN MALAM BURA OPEN SPACE (MALAM BURAK, K JAURO BURA) 027 WURO BOGGA, AKKO MATERNITY 028 ZONGOMARI, SIDE OF ZONGOMARI PRI. SCH. 029 DANDALIN ZUKUTU, OPEN SPACE (ZUKKUTU, K. J. ZUKKUTU) 030 JALINGO, DISPENSARY 031 TOTAL PUs: 31 INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page 3 of 100 GOMBE STATE LGA: AKKO Code: 01 RA: Garko Code: 02 PU Name [NOTE: The old name/location of relocated PUs appear in parenthesis] CODE YANKARI PRI. SCH. I (YANKARI, KOFAR SARKI YAKI) 001 YANKARI PRI. SCH. II (DOMDOMTI/YANKARI, K/JAURO) 002 YANKARI PRI. SCH. III (YANKARI AREWA/Y. YAMMA, K.J/DAJI) 003 KOMBANI PRI. SCH. I (KOMBANI BABA, KJ BULA) 004 KOMBANI PRI. SCH. I (KOMBANI ISA NGAJI, K JAURO KOMBANI) 005 DANALI PANDAYA OPEN SPACE (PANDAYA ARDO/K/J PANDAYA) 006 TABRA PRI. SCH. I (TABRA, I. KOFAR SARKI YAKI) 007 TABRA PRI. SCH. II (TABRA, II. KOFAR SARKI YAKI) 008 GOBONA PRI. SCH. (TABRA GOBONA, KOFAR S/ GOBONA) 009 KALAJANGA PRI. SCH. (KALAJANGA, KOFAR J.KALA JANGA) 010 DANDALIN MALAM IZZU OPEN SPACE (MAL. IZZU, KOFAR JAURO) 011 DANDALIN ARDO BOYI OPEN SPACE (ARDO BOYI, KOFAR JAURO) 012 GALDIMARI PRI. SCH. (GALDIMARI, KOFAR JAURO} 013 WURO BOKKI PRI. SCH. I (WURO BOKKI, KOFAR JAURO, I) 014 WURO BOKKI PRI. SCH. II (WURO BOKKI, KOFAR JAURO, II) 015 BOGO PRIMARY SCH. I (BCGA/BOGO, I. KOFAR JAURO) 016 BOGO PRIMARY SCH. II (BCGA/BOGO, II. KOFAR BASHAR) 017 BOGO PRIMARY SCH. III (BCGA/BOGO, III. KOFAR BASHAR) 018 BOGO PRIMARY SCH. IV (BCGA/BOGO, IV. KOFAR BASHAR) 019 NEAR HASKE LODGE OPEN SPACE (BCGA/BOGO, V. KOFAR MAI ANG. UMAR) 020 YELWAN BOGO PRI. SCH. (BCGA/BOGO, VI. KOFAR MAI ANG. UMAR) 021 GIDIM MATERNITY OPEN SPACE (BCGA/BOGO VII. KOFAR J/GIDIM) 022 SABON GARIN BOGO PRI. SCH. (BCGA/BOGO VIII. ADAMU WAZIRI) 023 GARIN BAKARI PRI. SCH. (JAURO BAKARI, KOFAR JAURO BAKARI) 024 DANDALI BAKARI OPEN SPACE (SHONGO, JAURO BAKARI K JAURO) 025 SHONGO HAMMA, S. HAMMA PRI SCH. 026 SHONGO IDIRISA, S. IDIRISA PRI. SCH. 027 TUMFURE PRI. SCH. (TUMFURE, KOFAR JAURO TUMFURE) 028 WURO BIRIJI, WURO BIRIJI PRI. SCH. 029 DANDALI JADA OPEN SPACE (JAURO BOSE/JADA, K JAURO JADA) 030 DANDALIN MAZADU OPEN SPACE (MAZADU, KOFAR JAURO MAZADU) 031 WURO JULI PRI. SCH. (WURO JULI, KOFAR JAURO) 032 DANDALIN MALLUM OPEN SPACE (WURO MALLUM, KOFAR JAURO MALLUM) 033 NEAR WURO SHILE MOSQUE OPEN SPACE (M YAYA WURO, SHILE K/JAURO) 034 DANDALIN HAMMAN DOGO OPEN SPACE (M USMAN HAMMAN DOGO, KOFAR JAURO) 035 BOMALA PRI. SCH. (BOMALA BAPPAH SHIRI, KOFAR JAURO BOMALA) 036 HAMMADU KAFI PRI SCH. (HAMMADU KAFI/MASINA/K.J HAMMA) 037 GARKO / MAJIDADI, GARKO PRI. SCH. 038 GARKO PRI. SCCH. (MAJIDADI/DAMBA, K.J DAMBA) 039 INEC Nigeria Directory of Polling Units Revised January 2015 Page 4 of 100 GOMBE STATE LGA: AKKO Code: 01 RA: Garko Code: 02 PU Name [NOTE: The old name/location of relocated PUs appear in parenthesis] CODE SISSI BAKO PRI. SCH. (SISSI BAKO, KOFAR JAURO) 040 HAMMA GOLO PRI SCH. (HAMMA GOLO, KOFAR JAURO) 041 DANDALIN WUDIL, OPEN SPACE (WUDIL/WURO DIMBI, KOFAR JAURO) 042 DANDALI KUDEMA OPEN SPACE (MAJIDADI/KUDEMA, KOFAR JAURO) 043 GONA IMIL TARA, GONA PRI.