#Nigeria Decides 2023: Apathy Rocks Governorship, State House of Assembly Elections In Kwara
There were serious low voter apathy in some towns across Kwara South Senatorial District on Saturday during the governorship and state house of assembly elections.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Correspondent who monitored the elections in the areas reports that some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were seeing crack jokes owing to no one to attend to.
The NAN Correspondent who also monitored the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the areas reports that people came out as early as 8:00am as against the situation on Saturday.
Some of the local government areas visited include Irepodun, Isin, Oke-Ero, Ekiti, Ifelodun among others.
Meanwhile, INEC officials stationed at Itakolo Gbodofu, Polling Unit 014, Ilorin South local Government Area of Kwara have commenced accredition of voters at about 8.47am.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the voters have stated queuing for the necessary accreditation.
NAN, however, observed the low turn out of voters signifying voters apathy, but the process is peaceful.
Similarly,, accredition has also commenced at Gbabiamidun polling unit 10, Ilorin South LGA, where turn out is very low.
NAN also observed that the turn out is high at the seven polling units 003, 025, and 026,all within Magaji Are ward 1 are peaceful.
Also, the Gubernatorial and State Assembly polls began late due to low turn out of voters and delay on the part of INEC officials in Ilorin West.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election was yet to commence as at 10 a.m., in some parts of Ilorin West.
At the polling unit 016, Oke-Ogun Area of Ilorin West, voters were yet to arrive as at 9:02 a.m, while INEC officials had been waiting since 8 a.m.
However, at Ode-Oniguguru polling unit 012 and 050 voters had been waiting to cast their votes as from 8 a.m, while the INEC officials still await working table as at 9:45 a.m.
Also, Opobiyi polling unit 021, voters wait for hours on the queue, as INEC officials got delayed due to logistics and materials as at 10 a.m.
In another development, polling unit 008, Ode-falokun Area, Ilorin West, voting had began as at 9:10 a.m and 24 out of 950 had casted their votes, same with Magaji geri where 50 out of 889 had voted.
Also, polling unit 012, Emir palace compound, voting started by 9 a.m and moving on smoothly, but 036, Ile-tuntun open space, Oke-Kura Area, Ilorin West experienced bad network and slow procedure. (NAN)
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