Lagos bye-election: Less than 10% of voters participate in some areas
Sorting and counting of votes have ended in many polling units in the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency II House of Assembly by-elections as some units recorded poor turnout of voters.
Less than 10% of voters participate in Lagos bye-election in some areas (Guardian)
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At Polling Unit 007, Ward 5 situated on Ogunlana St., Ketu Alapere, Kosofe, only 51 of 594 registered voters exercised their franchise.
In the House of Assembly by-election in the unit, ADC scored one vote, APC, 43 and PDP, three, while four votes were void.
For the Senatorial by-election in the unit, APC polled 46 votes, PDP secured three, while two votes were void.
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At polling unit 009 situated on Alhaji Adebayo Street in the same ward, only 40 of the 807 registered voters cast votes.
In the Senatorial by-election in the unit, APC polled 27 votes, PDP got seven, ADC, AAC, ADP and APM got a vote each, while one vote was void.
At Polling Unit 001 in Ward 5 situated on Agboyi Ketu Road, Ketu Alapere, only 136 of 2118 registered voters exercised their franchise.
Commenting, Mr Dele Oshinowo, the Chairman, Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, commended peaceful conduct by voters, especially the youth.
Oshinowo said: ” Though the turnout was low, we thank God that there was no violence.
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“We want this peaceful conduct sustained at the collation centres.
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![Polling clerks counted votes at a polling station after completing the voting process of the general election in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 25, 2023. [Getty Images]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Polling clerks counted votes at a polling station after completing the voting process of the general election in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 25, 2023. [Getty Images]")