Voters Protest Late Arrival Of Voting Materials In Nasarawa

Voters in Garaku ward, Kokona local government area of Nasarawa State on Saturday protested over the late arrival of election materials to the entire ward when other wards in the local government commenced accreditation as early as 8am.

When LEADERSHIP visited a few minutes after 1pm, voters had gathered in their hundreds at the Pilot Primary School I and II polling units with accreditation yet to commence.

A voter, Mr. Jacob Chorio, pointed out that election materials were brought to the ten polling units within the ward but were incomplete in all the units, adding that voters refused to commence the exercise until all the materials are completed.

At the time of filing this report, party agents and INEC staff had gone back to INEC headquarters in Lafia, the state capital, to rectify the problem.

Mrs. Anna Musa, who waited for hours with four of her children expressed their resolve to wait for as long as it would take for her and her children to cast their votes.

Other voters who spoke to our reporter expressed the same resolve, vowing to keep vigil if the need arises for the to be able to fulfil their civic duties.