By Ishaya Ibrahim
The director general of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has finally voted after waiting hours for the arrival of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Okonjo-Iweala had tweeted about 11:32 am that officials of INEC were yet to arrive her polling unit.
She said on her verified Twitter handle: “Waiting to vote at my polling station in Umuda Isingwu village Umuahia, Abia state. I have been waiting one hour. Many villagers have been here since 7 am. It is 11.23 am now. Where are the INEC officers??
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At about 12:42pm, she announced that the INEC officials finally arrived, but that the crowd was unprecedented. She tweeted: “The INEC officers finally arrived. My husband and I have just voted. The turnout is unbelievable, the largest I have ever seen in all the years I have voted in the village. Young and very old all are here.”
There have been complaints across the country of late arrival of INEC officials, especially in Abia, parts of Southern Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory.
