Health workers demand polling units near hospitals

Health workers have called for the location of polling stations within hospital premises to aid their participation in the current elections.

They said this will make it possible for them to exercise their civic duty while staying close to their patients.

Polling stations are not currently located in the premises of many government hospitals.

Medical Director of State Specialist Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, Dr. Bolu Adeboye, said health workers will not have to go too far if polling units are located around the premises.

Dr. Adeboye said this will also facilitate quick attention for emergency patients who could be at risk if left un-attended to for long.

Observers however say INEC cannot meet the demand of the health workers in this particular election as the polling centres have already been designated. Moreover, they said that people can only vote where they are registered.

But they said it is a demand that INEC should examine for future elections.