FCT polls: Allocation of voters to new polling units marred election – Yiaga Africa

A non-profit organization, Yiaga Africa, has said that allocation of voters to caller polling units by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, marred the predetermination successful immoderate places.

Director of Programmes of the group, Cynthia Mbamalu, made this revelation connected Saturday portion speaking successful an interrogation connected Arise Television.

She said voters were allocated to caller polling units but not informed up of time.

According to her, immoderate voters got frustrated and did not person the patience to support moving astir looking for their caller polling unit, adding that they went location and ne'er got to vote.

“The commencement of polls was delayed successful immoderate polling units, impacting logistics management.

“Setup for voting materials was inactive ongoing arsenic precocious arsenic 9:00 AM for a process scheduled to statesman astatine 8:30 AM, resulting successful voters waiting for officials.
“Additionally, galore voters were reassigned to caller polling units without anterior notification.

“Some voters lone received messages astir their reallocation hours aft voting had started, starring to vexation and immoderate voters giving up and returning location without casting their ballots.
“This contented highlights the request for informing voters astir polling portion reallocations and caller codes good successful beforehand of elections,” she said.

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