Polls: Low voter turnout in Abia
Saturday’s governorship and assembly elections witnessed low voter turnout in some places in Abia.
Although accreditation and voting commenced early, the voters were few.
A correspondent who visited the state’s Osisioma Local Government Area (LGA) reported that voting materials started arriving in polling units at about 8:30 a.m., but the voters were yet to arrive.
Chijioke Anyanwu, a party agent in Amasator Ward 3 Polling Unit 92, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials arrived with election materials at about 8:00 a.m.
He, however, added that voting was yet to start because no voter had turned out to exercise his franchise.
Mr Anyanwu expressed optimism that the number of voters would increase quickly.
The situation differed at Amasator Ward 3, Polling Unit 009 as some people had already voted at 8:50 a.m.
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