Late arrival of materials leaves voters frustrated at Kano LG polls

- Voters for the local government elections in Kano have threatened to go back home, following the late arrival of election materials

- One such voter, Malam Muhammad Umar, informed newsmen that there were long queues in the area due to delays in the arrival of accreditation materials

- Umar said such delays could lead to serious consequences for the local government elections in the state; and urged INEC officials to do better

Voters in five polling units in Fagge local government area of Kano state were on the queue till about midday due to late arrival of voting materials on Saturday, February, 10.

Some of the voters, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Fagge ‘B’ polling unit decried the late arrival of the materials.

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Legit.ng gathers that the electorate threatened to go back home and continue with their normal activities if the voting materials were not brought on time by the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC).

Malam Muhammad Umar, a voter said: “We have been on queue at this ward ‘A’ poling unit since 8am waiting for the KANSIEC officials; I am tired and I am going back home now."

"I spoke with many people on the queue and they were threatening to shun the election if the materials were not brought on time. You see, this situation can cause hitches to the local government election.”

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He called on the KANSIEC officials to do everything possible to make election materials available for voters to ensure a hitch free election.

However, at about 11:45, it was observed that the KANSIEC officials had arrived Ward “A” polling unit where voters began to turnout in large number for the commencement of accreditation.

Late arrival of the voting materials was also observed in Ungoggo local government area and some parts of Kano Municipal which include Gandun Albasa and Sharada.

Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano state command, had deployed 3,500 personnel in preparation for the local government elections in the state.

This was contained in a statement signed by the command’s public relations officer, Ibrahim Idris, and made available to newsmen in Kano on Friday, February 8.

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Source: Legit.ng