The low voter participation in Saturday’s Area Council elections has been criticized by Independent National Electoral Commission officials based at Polling Units 097 and 098 at Aso Estate and Sabon Lugbe’s LEA Primary School.
Despite the low attendance and early logistical difficulties, INEC officials said both voting stations characterized the process as calm and peaceful.
They claimed that no violent situations were reported 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 registered at the polling place had cast ballots, according to our correspondent Clement Adugo, the Assistant Presiding Officer at Aso Estate.
Despite having over 900 registered voters, only roughly 60 individuals have cast ballots thus far, which makes the voter turnout quite low.
However, people were already present and prepared to cast their ballots when we arrived in the morning. Voting has gone well since it began here at 10:30 a.m. Additionally, the voters have been quite helpful,” she said.
In a similar vein, Sabon Lugbe, the Assistant Presiding Officer of Polling Unit 098, LEA Primary School, who requested anonymity, said that less than 50 of the 715 registered voters had cast ballots.
The official also expressed dissatisfaction with the tardiness of the voting materials, pointing out that they reached the polling station only after 11 a.m., which caused the voting to start later than planned.
“They were moving around with the voting materials because they couldn’t find this place,” he added, adding that the supplies didn’t arrive until after 11 am. However, after voting started, everything went without a hitch. The BVAS performed flawlessly.
“There are 715 registered voters, but only about 50 people showed up to vote,” he stated.
