THE turnout of voters for the governorship election in the South-South states has been significantly low.
Contrary to what was observed in the February 25 presidential election, there was the timely arrival of INEC officials and poor turnout of voters in Delta, Cross River, Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom.
The ICIR gathered that low enthusiasm among voters contributed to the high level of voter apathy.
And in other cases, concerns about political violence was observed as the reason for the low turnout.
Checks by The ICIR show that the number of voters at polling units in Delta State were very few.
It was the same situation in Bayelsa. In Ward 3, Brass Local Government Area of the state, only 94 of the 377 registered voters were accredited to vote.
Also, in Polling Unit 5, Onna LGA, Akwa Ibom South, Onna LGA, very few residents came out to vote out.
It was gathered that there were gunshots around the area on Friday, March 17, leading to fears among residents.
Beloved John is an investigative reporter with International Centre for Investigative Reporting.
You can reach her via: Bjohn@icirnigeria.org