Late arrival of materials, voter apathy as Akwa Ibom LG poll holds

Voter apathy and the late arrival of election materials on Saturday marred the Local Government election in Akwa Ibom State.

Elections are currently being held across the three senatorial districts of the state to elect LG chairmen and councillors.

Punch correspondent, who is monitoring the election in the state, reports that as of 10:30 a.m., election materials were yet to arrive at most polling units, while voter apathy was evident.

At Unit 7, Ward 12 in Itu Local Government Area, very few voters were observed waiting for the arrival of materials from the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission.

This was the situation in most polling units visited, including Unit 2, Ward 11 in Itu Local Government and Unit 007, Ward 14 in Uyo Local Government areas of the state.

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A Peoples Democratic Party agent,  Rita Archibong, who spoke with the correspondent at Unit 001, Ward 14, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said accreditation had not started because election materials were yet to arrive.

She said, “We are still waiting for election materials from the AKISIEC office, so accreditation has not started.”
The correspondent reports that as of the time of filing this report, AKISIEC had yet to make an official statement on the late arrival of materials at polling units.