The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has attributed the Sharp low turnout of voters in the Kano House of Assembly Reruns election to the timing of the Election(Ramadan) and because it is Bye Elections”.
Speaking while observing voting in the Elections, the State Electoral Commissioner Ambassador Abdu Zango, said that people largely failed to come out because they see the Elections as a minor one.
“Two things are responsible for the Voters Apathy, which includes Ramadan and the Nature of the election which People see as not a big one, but I believe before closing many turns out”.
It is reported that the Reruns Elections into the State House of Assembly in Ungogo Local Government area of Kano, witnessed heavy low turnout with Pooling Units having less five Voters voting as at 11am
In Panisau Pooling Unit Ungogo 5 elections officers arrived 8wm and as at 10.30am only six persons voted Marcy.
Similarly at 003 Kera Panisau Ward with 804 Registered Voters only 19 voted as at 11am according to the Presiding officer Sani Kabiru and the Presiding officer 019 Ezier said only 4 voted out of 31 registered .
At Ungogo KuduB with 54 voters only 3 cast their votes according to the Presiding officer Aisha Sani Dalha and at
Ungogo Kudu1 1378 registered voters Basma Ahmad Salihu Presiding officer, said 77 so far voted.
Our Correspondent, observed that on the INEC Ballot Papers no sign of PDP, NNPP, and the ADC.
Similarly in Kano Municipal House of Assembly Reruns election witnessed yet another unprecedented voters Apathy.
In Kankarofi 062, with registered Voters 101, only four voted, according to the Presiding officer Khadijah Adam Sani, the problems goes on to the All other Pooling Units.
However the Electoral Commissioner Ambassador Abdu Zango, hints that so far so good as far as Security is concerned, because there is no issues in Kano, no violence and there are enough presence of Security at the Pooling Units.
