#NigeriaDecide: Low turnout in parts of Ekiti, Kwara, Oyo

There was a low turnout of voters for accreditation in some parts of Ekiti, Kwara and Oyo during Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise, report that the exercise was marred by low turnout in Ado-Ekiti, Ikere-Ejkiti, Ise-Ekiti, Efon Alaaye, Igede as well as Iyin-Ekiti, all in Ekiti State.

Responding to the development, the Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, and Deputy Governor, Kolapo Olusola, told NAN in separate interviews that the apathy might not be unconnected with the fact that only the House of Assembly election was holding in the state.In Oyo State, there was low turnout of voters at Okaka, Otu and Igbojaiye in Itesiwaju Local Government Area.

NAN reports that accreditation had also been concluded in many polling units in Iseyin as at 11.30 am.
In Omu-Aran, Kwara, the elections also witnessed a lower turn-out of eligible voters for accreditation.

A correspondent of NAN reports that some of the polling units in the town and other adjoining communities in Oro, Oke-Oningbin, Oko, Arandun started accreditation as early as 8 am.

NAN also observed that most of the units had enough election materials and adequate personnel at their disposal with accreditation going on smoothly.

The INEC Smart Card Reader was seen to be working perfectly in most of the units as against the few hitches experienced in the presidential and National Assembly elections.