Jigawa Records High Voters Turnout, Peaceful Election

Eniola Olayemi

Presidential and national assembly election was characterized by large turnout of voters and was conducted peacefully across all the 27 local government area of Jigawa state.

Election materials arrived at most of the polling units on time, while accreditation and voting commenced at a slated time, as voters troops to the polling units as early as 6:30.

Despite the timely arrival of election materials at poling units across state, thousands of voters are left stranded as card readers failed to work in many places, and this delay the election commencement in such places until after 1:00pm.

Commenting on the election after casting his votes the state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar expressed his satisfaction on the INEC arrangement and the general conduct of the election, also urged people to be law abiding during and after the election.

The PDP candidate contesting for the Jigawa Northeast senatorial district Senator Ubali Shitu also express his satisfaction on the arrangement put in place by INEC but however accused the ruling party for using thugs to harass and intimidate voters during the exercise.

The former of governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and his son, who is gunning for the position of Jigawa Central Senatorial District, Mustapha Sule Lamido accused INEC of denying them right to vote following the failure of card reader machine designated for their polling both to function.

The duo, had to go back to their respective houses as they were asked to exercise some patient until the electoral officers contacted their superiors on next line of action.

Lamido, his son and other voters in the polling unit had to wait for some before casting their vote. Also many voters across the state had such sad experience.

According to the member representing Buji/Burning Kudu federal constituency Hon Magaji Day Aliyu described the postponement of the election last week as a blessing which give INEC more time to provide more enabling environment for conducting peaceful, free and fair election.