Edo LG Poll: Voter apathy deepens as youths play football, traders shun exercise

Several youths successful Benin metropolis on Saturday shunned the Edo State section authorities election, opting to play shot instead, arsenic elector apathy and debased turnout characterised the workout crossed galore polling units successful the state.

DAILY POST reports that the youths, who are of voting age, said they decided not to enactment successful the predetermination due to the fact that they had small involvement successful the electoral process and believed determination was nary existent governmental competition.

The predetermination was conducted by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) to elite chairmen for the 18 section authorities councils and councillors for the 192 wards.

DAILY POST besides observed that, too the youths, immoderate marketplace women and traders shunned the predetermination and alternatively went astir their businesses.

The youths were seen playing shot successful Oredo and Egor Local Government Areas of Benin metropolis.

They were playing shot connected the tract of Uselu Secondary School, the voting centre for Polling Units 1 to 10, Ward 8, Egor Local Government Area, portion voting was ongoing.

A akin concern was observed successful Ward 4 other Emokpae Primary School, Mission Road, and on Forestry Street successful Ward 12 adjacent the premises of the Edo City Transport Service, wherever respective polling units were located.

The youths mounted goalposts and played shot successful antithetic groups.

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