In the Area Council elections on Saturday, the poor voter turnout has been criticized by Independent National Electoral Commission officials based at Polling Unit 097 in Aso Estate and Polling Unit 098 at LEA Primary School in Sabon Lugbe.
Both polling stations reported a peaceful and orderly procedure, despite the low participation and early logistical difficulties, INEC officials stated.
They claimed that no violent situations were noted and that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System operated effectively.
As of the time this report was filed, just roughly 60 of the more than 900 voters who were enrolled at the polling place had cast ballots, according to speaking correspondent Clement Adugo, the Assistant Presiding Officer at Aso Estate.
Although there are over 900 registered voters in this area, only about 60 people have cast ballots thus far, which makes the voter turnout quite low.
However, when we arrived in the morning, voters were already present and prepared to cast their ballots. At 10:30 am, voting began here, and it has gone smoothly ever since. She added, “The voters have also been very cooperative.”
Sabon Lugbe, the Assistant Presiding Officer at Polling Unit 098, LEA Primary School, also said that less than 50 people had cast ballots out of the 715 registered voters, despite his plea for anonymity.
Voting materials arrived at the polling station just after 11 am, which delayed the start of voting, according to the official, who also voiced dissatisfaction at the late delivery of the supplies.
“They couldn’t find this location, so they were moving around with the voting materials,” he claimed, adding that the supplies didn’t arrive until after 11 am. However, everything went smoothly as soon as the voting process started. The BVAS performed admirably.
He claimed that although there are 715 registered voters, only 50 people actually showed up to cast their ballots.
