OGUN LG POLL: VOTERS DECRY ABSENCE OF INEC OFFICIALS, DELAYED MATERIALS

November 16, 2024

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As of 8:51 a.m., voters in polling units 01, 05, and 13 of Ward 8, Ilisan in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State were still awaiting the state Independent Electoral Commission officials and materials for Saturday’s election.

As of the time this report was filed, voters who voiced their displeasure were still waiting for the OGSIEC officials to arrive, even though the election was scheduled to start at 8 am.

An elderly voter, Pa Adetayo Joseph said, “The accreditation for the election is supposed to start by 8 am but this is almost 9 am and no one is in sight.

“We are not happy this is happening because some voters can be discouraged and go back home without voting. So, we urge the officials of OGSIEC to please come around and get this job done.

Similarly, Samuel Thumba, while expressing his frustration said, “This is unfair, we have all been here since and almost 9 am, there is no one to attend to us. Some voters are already going home.

“The OGSIEC people should let us know if they are still coming or not. They should not waste our time for nothing.”

Additionally, our correspondent noted that people are using their cars and motorcycles to go about their daily lives, making the movement restrictions ineffective.

To maintain law and order, security personnel are drafted from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Police.