In most of the voting centres in Ikorodu, non-indigenes, particularly, Ndigbo were warned to stay away according to Kingsley Etuk, who said he hails from Cross River State but has been residing in Ikorodu since 1998.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The voter turnout in the Ikorodu part of Lagos was quite low.
Although officials of the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) were on ground as at 8.30 am for accreditation of voters, only few voters came out for accreditation.
TheNiche reporter who monitored the governorship and state assembly polls in the area reports that at about 8.45am, most of the polling centres visited in Ikorodu such as: polling booths 030, 007 at UAMC (Eleja Primary school, Igbogbo), 009 (Yewa River road), 020 (Demeke St, New polling unit), 05 (Adeboruwa bus stop), 06, 026, (Adeboruwa St, opposite, Eleja Primary school), 001 (Community Grammar School, Baiyeku), 002 LG Primary school, Baiyeku), 009 (B-W 18-20 Meri Rd, igbogbo) 003 (Junction of Oluwo Amoju St/Agbele Rd igbogbo) etc. were already doing accreditation but voters were scanty.
At 12 noon, most polling centres had less than 50 voters.
Some of the polling centres had no security personnel on ground.
Most people alleged intimidation by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and their thugs.
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In most of the voting centres in Ikorodu, non-indigenes, particularly, the Igbo were warned to stay away according to Kingsley Etuk, who said he hails from Cross River State but has been residing in Ikorodu since 1998.
“I did not vote. When I went to my polling booth, I was warned to leave the venue. You can see yourself that there is no Igbo person on that queue. And we claim we are one country. This is bad and condemnable,” he lamented.
“This is a classic case of voter suppression.”
Personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were present in some voting centres as they were seen parading the Igbogbo and Baiyeku areas.
Compliance to movement restriction was lax compared to what happened during the presidential and National Assembly polls.
