Re-run: Election Commences Early Amidst Voter Apathy in Plateau State

Residents of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria have commenced voting for candidates of their choice in the Plateau North Senatorial and Jos North/ Bassa federal constituency elections all in Jos North Senatorial district. 

Recall that the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja  in November 2023, nullified the elections of former Senate minority leader, Simon Mwadkwon and member representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency all of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on the ground of non-party structure.

The Appellate Court also ordered INEC to conduct rerun elections within 90 days directing all parties to participate.

As at 7am local time, sensitive and non sensitive election materials have been sorted out and been distributed to polling units across the Senatorial district.

Voice of Nigeria gathered that, election started almost the same time across the district, amidst low turn out of people.

The turnout was not very impressive, as compared to the general election that witnessed large turnout of voters.

In most of the areas visited, there was voter apathy, in spite of the early delivery of election materials.

Most of the polling units visited, including Hill station Junction 2, Polling Unit-023, Hill station Junction, polling unit 002 Jenta Adamu registration area, electoral officers were busy attending to few voters that came.

Maria Adeleye, the presiding officer of Hill station polling unit 023 told voice of Nigeria that materials arrived early and election also commenced,  “we came early and everything is working fine.

A voter who preferred anonymity said “I came here as early as 6am but we are just less than 10 here”.

Confidence Okwuchi