There was low voters turnout on Saturday, during the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into the Dawakin Kudu state constituency, Kano State.

Monitoring of the exercise showed that there were adequate security arrangements in the polling units visited.

Six political parties; Action Democratic Party (ADP), All Peoples Party (APP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) fielded candidates for the election.

The INEC officials arrived at most of the polling units before 8 a.m., and the election materials were also made available in good time.

In all the polling units visited, the exercise went on smoothly, while voters conducted themselves in a peaceful manner.

Some of the polling units visited include 021, 022, 03 at Dawaki ward, as well as 037, 020, and 017 at Kofar Yamma ward.

Meanwhile some voters expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise and commended INEC for a seamless exercise.

According to a voter, Mustapha Abdullahi, the by-election is among the most peaceful elections conducted in the area in recent times.

He appreciated the arrangements put in place by INEC and the manner officials conducted the exercise.

Mr Abdullahi however attributed the low turnout to the nature of the election, saying that normally by election into state constituency doesn’t attract high turnout of voters.

Similarly, another voter, Aisha Hamisu, said they were at the polling unit to vote for a candidate of their choice.

She said they hoped that their candidate would win the election and fulfill the promises he made to them.

(NAN)