By Jude-Ken Ojinnaka
It was a mixed bag in Lagos. The election in some areas was seamless, peaceful and orderly. In others, disruption of voting, threats to voters was the order of the day.
At one of the polling units in Ikate area of Lagos, the voting was disrupted, and election materials carted away. The voters were told by the hoodlums who disrupted the process that ‘this is not Igbo land.’
At Ikota, many of the voters could not locate their names in the voter-register of their polling units, and in some polling units the INEC officials were unavailable. The massive crowd at the area are distressed, unable to understand what was happening.
At another polling unit in Lagos, a man in a video was heard threatening voters planning to vote against the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying those who failed to heed the warning would face ‘wahala.’
But at Surulere local government area of Lagos State, situation reports indicated voting at polling units 010 and 009 in Salvage ward was smooth.
Accreditation and voting commenced simultaneously at the polling units. Election materials came on time. Accreditation and voting were peaceful. Turnout was impressive. Party agents and security officers at the polling unit where at alert.
It was observed that INEC officials educated voters on procedure for voting and how to fold ballot papers so as to avoid invalid votes.
However, there is no Labour Party logo on the House of Representatives and Senate ballot papers.
On inquiry, it was gathered that Labour Party has no candidate for the Federal Constituency and Senatorial District.
