Amidst the 2023 general voting exercise, many polling units in Onitsha and Nkpor cities of Anambra State are currently stranded as Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC officials are yet to arrive in the area.
It was gathered that at Ward 6, polling unit 024 at Bridge Head, Onitsha around 11:25 am, the voters were seen grumbling and expressing disappointment at the non-arrival of the INEC officials as they were running out of patient.
It was also gathered Aat the 064 Borehole Polling Unit located at the Sisters’ Convent, Nkpor, voters were seen waiting impatiently for the arrival of the INEC officials to commence their voters right and their materials as of 11:25am.
Mary Amanda Nwagbo, one of the aggrieved sisters, told newsmen that they had been waiting since 9 a.m. to no avail since the INEC officials are yet to make the materials available.
The electorate frowned on the attitude of the electoral umpire to their community while accusing them of trying to disenfranchise them in the ongoing general election.
“It is almost 12noon and no INEC official around on this polling unit. What do you call that if not an attempt to frustrate us and stop us from voting our candidate,” one of the voters cried out?.
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