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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should
intensify efforts on voters’ awareness and education in order to guide against
incidences of low turnout in subsequent elections, president of Children and
Youth Awareness Development Foundation, Temilola Odetola, has said.
Speaking during Saturday’s parliamentary election at Bwari Area
Council, Mrs Odetola said the problem of voter apathy would have been minimised
if INEC had embarked on rigorous enlightenment campaign. She said though the election
was impressive in areas monitored by her organisation, participation was
nothing to write home about.
“The turnout is very low and there was this confusion in which
some people later came during the voting,
that they thought they would not do accreditation any more since
they did last week. They didn’t know they have to do new accreditation for this
week’s elections. And because we are gender sensitive, we went to some houses
to appeal to the village women to vote, but they said they were disappointed so
they can’t come out to vote,” she said.
“The Suleja bomb blast saga is another case. Many of them are
scared, especially the women, now.
When we look at the number of voters who came out, there were
more men and youth. The older ones and women did not really come out because
they were scared of bomb blast and harassment. They should assure them of their
safety and that their votes actually count,” she said.
Blame the bomb
The immediate past chairman of Bwari Area Council, Isa Dara
Bwari, also attributed the low turnout of voters to the Suleja bomb explosion.
He said eligible voters decided to stay indoors because they were afraid that a
similar incident might occur.
Mr Bwari however advised voters to come out and vote in
subsequent elections in order to elect leaders of their choice. “They should
not sit at home and be criticising the leaders. This is the right time for them
to vote out incompetent leaders and to vote in leaders who will deliver the
dividend of democracy to all,” he said.
The former council boss however commended INEC for what he
described as an impressive performance.
Low turnout of voters characterised the exercise in most
villages in the area, though the election was peaceful. Some of the settlements
visited include: Kubwa, Byazchi, Dutse, Jigo, Peyi, Ushafa and Bwari.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should intensify efforts on voters’ awareness and education in order to guide against incidences of low turnout in subsequent elections, president of Children and Youth Awareness Development Foundation, Temilola Odetola, has said.
Speaking during Saturday’s parliamentary election at Bwari Area Council, Mrs Odetola said the problem of voter apathy would have been minimised if INEC had embarked on rigorous enlightenment campaign. She said though the election was impressive in areas monitored by her organisation, participation was nothing to write home about.
“The turnout is very low and there was this confusion in which some people later came during the voting, that they thought they would not do accreditation any more since
they did last week. They didn’t know they have to do new accreditation for this week’s elections. And because we are gender sensitive, we went to some houses to appeal to the village women to vote, but they said they were disappointed so they can’t come out to vote,” she said.
“The Suleja bomb blast saga is another case. Many of them are scared, especially the women, now.
When we look at the number of voters who came out, there were more men and youth. The older ones and women did not really come out because they were scared of bomb blast and harassment. They should assure them of their
safety and that their votes actually count,” she said.
Blame the bomb
The immediate past chairman of Bwari Area Council, Isa Dara
Bwari, also attributed the low turnout of voters to the Suleja bomb explosion.
He said eligible voters decided to stay indoors because they were afraid that a
similar incident might occur.
Mr Bwari however advised voters to come out and vote in
subsequent elections in order to elect leaders of their choice. “They should
not sit at home and be criticising the leaders. This is the right time for them
to vote out incompetent leaders and to vote in leaders who will deliver the
dividend of democracy to all,” he said.
The former council boss however commended INEC for what he
described as an impressive performance.
Low turnout of voters characterised the exercise in most
villages in the area, though the election was peaceful. Some of the settlements
visited include: Kubwa, Byazchi, Dutse, Jigo, Peyi, Ushafa and Bwari.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should
intensify efforts on voters’ awareness and education in order to guide against
incidences of low turnout in subsequent elections, president of Children and
Youth Awareness Development Foundation, Temilola Odetola, has said.
Speaking during Saturday’s parliamentary election at Bwari Area
Council, Mrs Odetola said the problem of voter apathy would have been minimised
if INEC had embarked on rigorous enlightenment campaign. She said though the election
was impressive in areas monitored by her organisation, participation was
nothing to write home about.
“The turnout is very low and there was this confusion in which
some people later came during the voting,
that they thought they would not do accreditation any more since
they did last week. They didn’t know they have to do new accreditation for this
week’s elections. And because we are gender sensitive, we went to some houses
to appeal to the village women to vote, but they said they were disappointed so
they can’t come out to vote,” she said.
“The Suleja bomb blast saga is another case. Many of them are
scared, especially the women, now.
When we look at the number of voters who came out, there were
more men and youth. The older ones and women did not really come out because
they were scared of bomb blast and harassment. They should assure them of their
safety and that their votes actually count,” she said.
Blame the bomb
The immediate past chairman of Bwari Area Council, Isa Dara
Bwari, also attributed the low turnout of voters to the Suleja bomb explosion.
He said eligible voters decided to stay indoors because they were afraid that a
similar incident might occur.
Mr Bwari however advised voters to come out and vote in
subsequent elections in order to elect leaders of their choice. “They should
not sit at home and be criticising the leaders. This is the right time for them
to vote out incompetent leaders and to vote in leaders who will deliver the
dividend of democracy to all,” he said.
The former council boss however commended INEC for what he
described as an impressive performance.
Low turnout of voters characterised the exercise in most
villages in the area, though the election was peaceful. Some of the settlements
visited include: Kubwa, Byazchi, Dutse, Jigo, Peyi, Ushafa and Bwari.
