Again, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has shunned his own sponsored local government election as the Governor refused to cast his vote for his local council chairman and councillor on Saturday’s election. Also across the state, especially around Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor local government areas, there was a very poor turn of voters for the exercise. Voter’s poor response to the election seemed a kind of silent protest to the action of the Governor who announced restriction of movement from night of Friday to 5 pm on election day. At ward 2, unit 2 Okporo polling unit, there were less than 20 voters on queue voting when our Correspondent arrived there. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…voters shun votingvoters shun voting

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 17, 2021 17:03 UTC