Abia LG polls: Absence of materials, voter apathy mar election

Absence of electoral materials and officials at polling units marred the conduct of Saturday’s Local Government Elections in Abia State

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, did not distribute materials to the polling units as at 11 am against the 7am slated by the commission.

The Commission said eletoral materials were scheduled to arrive at the polling units at 7am, while accreditation and voting would commence by 8am.

At Umuahia South, Osisioma, Aba North and Aba South LGAs, neither the electoral materials nor election officials were seen at some of the polling units visited.

Some ad hoc staff were milling around the LG Headquarters waiting for election materials.

There was also low turnout of voters at the various polling units visited across the state