There’s low turnout of eligible voters in most polling items as council election begins throughout Lagos State.
Most streets are abandoned throughout the state, few automobiles on the roads with residents preferring to remain indoors.
Some residents are simply sitting idle in entrance of their homes watching how issues are unfolding.
BusinessDay examine in Oshodi-Isolo native authorities space, reveals that election materials didn’t arrive early in many of the LGA. At about 10am, election officers and supplies had not arrive in Ailegun ward.
In ward 005, polling 02 in Ailegun, Ejigbo, Oshodi-Isolo native authorities space, there was few folks on the queue at 10-30am.
Chatting with BusinessDay, the presiding officer, Segun Ola, stated they arrived on the polling unit at 9am, noting that he count on the election to be peaceable.
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At about 10-30am on the polling unit, few voters have been seen on queue, they have been allowed to vote instantly after accreditation.
An agent of the All Progresssives Congress (APC), Shola Tola, stated he hope the residents would come out and vote.
The agent stated the election has been peaceable to this point within the polling unit.
“The election is peaceable right here like you’ll be able to see, individuals are voting, there isn’t any downside right here”, he stated.
A Labour Occasion agent, Patricia Ibe stated the train didn’t begin on time, however has been peaceable to this point.
She urge Lagosians to return out and train their franchise.
In polling unit 010, in the identical ward 005, solely about 6 folks had voted at about 10:30am.
The streets have been abandoned and residents who spoken to BusinessDay stated they aren’t within the train.
A resident, samson Omoh, stated she wouldn’t hassle herself because it was apparent the APC would win.
“What’s the level in voting? You realize APC candidates would win the whole lot, I can’t waste my time”.
In the meantime, in Okota, one other a part of the council, there was no voting in most a part of the council space.
There was many eligible voters within the polling items within the council ready for the officers.
A resident, Chuma Okafor stated many residents got here out early hoping to vote are dissatisfied to this point.
“You’ll be able to see there isn’t any one right here, that is about 11am, no officers perception, it’s unhappy”, he stated.
