The local government elections on Saturday in Kano State recorded low turnout of voters across the state.
While voting started late due to late arrival of materials, voters also did not turn up for voting.
A visit to Kofar Kudu around Emir’s Palace, Kankarofi, Tudun Wazirchi and Dan Agundi, showed that the turnout of voters was low.
Similarly, at Jar Kasa primary school and Gidan Makama polling centres, very few voters were seen waiting on the queue for the arrival of election materials and officials.
NAN also reports that in most of the polling centres visited there was also low turnout of women.
Some of the voters who spoke to NAN called on the State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) to address some of the challenges they were facing to enable them exercise their civic responsibility.
One of the voters at Kankarofi, Ali Abdullahi said he arrived at the polling centre at 7:30 a.m. but was yet to see an electoral officer let alone the electoral materials.
“I arrived at the polling unit as early as 7:30 a.m. but I did not see any official. So, there is need for the commission to take note and address the problem,” he said.
Another voter, Ibrahim Garba Sani, also advised the commission to do something urgently to ensure that people could cast their votes.
“I will remain here on the queue until I cast my vote,” he said.
