…Low turnout of voters recorded
The rescheduled election in the 62 polling units in
Obosi ward, Idemili North local government area of Anambra witnessed
low turnout of voters across the area yesterday. The Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not conduct the exercise in
the area on Saturday as result of some challenges.
Daily Sun observed that a combined team of army, police and State Security Service, SSS operatives positioned their vehicles including an Armoured Personnel Carrier, APC, with Registration No: NPF8215C with stern looking security men in the area. The heavy security presence did not go down well with Obosi youths, who demanded that the security should be withdrawn.
In Obosi Town Hall, accreditation began in the four polling units located there at 9.30am when INEC officials arrived the polling centres. However, the youths in polling unit No 007 at Obosi Town hall said the presence of security agents was responsible for the low turnout of voters.
At Umuota Primary school with four polling units of 013, 018, 047 and 048 accreditation could not start as at 10.30am because the INEC officials in the two polling units did not come on time.
Similarly, at Odume layout, Obosi with a large population, accreditation began by 9.am and voting started by 12 Noon. Though there was low turnout of voters.
At Redemption Primary school, Ilo-Okoye-Odume layout, voting started by 1 pm in 029, 056, 030, 035, 029, 057 and 058 polling centres. Counting of votes began immediately by 2pm when it became obvious that all the voters who wanted to cast their votes had done so.
During the counting, it was observed that the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Chris Ngige and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate, Chief Willie Obiano were running neck to neck in all the polling centres.
At Ilo-Okoye polling centres, APC got the highest number of valid votes cast while APGA came trailing very close with over 48 per cent.
At polling unit 029, APC got 36, APGA came second with 28, PDP and Labour Parties got 5 and 4 votes respectively. Also at the Redemption primary school, Ilo-Okoye, APC got 14, APGA, 11 votes.
Other results as recorded yesterday disclosed that at 059 polling unit, APGA got 9 votes, APC got 14, PDP got 4 and Labour Party got 1 votes. In 058 polling unit, APGA and APC shared the spoils with APC getting 16 and APGA got 11 votes while APC got 5 votes and APGA got 4 votes in 059 in Odume layout.
Daily Sun observed that a combined team of army, police and State Security Service, SSS operatives positioned their vehicles including an Armoured Personnel Carrier, APC, with Registration No: NPF8215C with stern looking security men in the area. The heavy security presence did not go down well with Obosi youths, who demanded that the security should be withdrawn.
In Obosi Town Hall, accreditation began in the four polling units located there at 9.30am when INEC officials arrived the polling centres. However, the youths in polling unit No 007 at Obosi Town hall said the presence of security agents was responsible for the low turnout of voters.
At Umuota Primary school with four polling units of 013, 018, 047 and 048 accreditation could not start as at 10.30am because the INEC officials in the two polling units did not come on time.
Similarly, at Odume layout, Obosi with a large population, accreditation began by 9.am and voting started by 12 Noon. Though there was low turnout of voters.
At Redemption Primary school, Ilo-Okoye-Odume layout, voting started by 1 pm in 029, 056, 030, 035, 029, 057 and 058 polling centres. Counting of votes began immediately by 2pm when it became obvious that all the voters who wanted to cast their votes had done so.
During the counting, it was observed that the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Chris Ngige and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate, Chief Willie Obiano were running neck to neck in all the polling centres.
At Ilo-Okoye polling centres, APC got the highest number of valid votes cast while APGA came trailing very close with over 48 per cent.
At polling unit 029, APC got 36, APGA came second with 28, PDP and Labour Parties got 5 and 4 votes respectively. Also at the Redemption primary school, Ilo-Okoye, APC got 14, APGA, 11 votes.
Other results as recorded yesterday disclosed that at 059 polling unit, APGA got 9 votes, APC got 14, PDP got 4 and Labour Party got 1 votes. In 058 polling unit, APGA and APC shared the spoils with APC getting 16 and APGA got 11 votes while APC got 5 votes and APGA got 4 votes in 059 in Odume layout.
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