Osun Decides: Voters stranded in Osogbo as names disappear from register

Several voters successful Osogbo, the Osun State capital, person not been capable to formed their ballots successful the ongoing governorship predetermination aft discovering that their names were missing from the voters’ registry contempt having voted astatine the aforesaid polling units successful erstwhile elections.

At Polling Unit 017, Olaniyi Kafayah said her sanction could not beryllium recovered connected the register, leaving her incapable to enactment successful the election.

Field reports indicated that astatine slightest 5 different voters astatine the polling portion experienced akin challenges.

According to Sahara Reporters, sources astatine the polling portion alleged that the contented whitethorn person affected aggregate voters.

“There are astir 5 radical present that person stated akin complaints here. More similar a maneuver to suppress them from voting,” 1 of the sources said.

Some aged voters who had antecedently voted astatine the aforesaid polling portion besides reportedly could not find their names connected the registry and were prevented from casting their ballots.

One affected elector said she had remained astatine the polling portion since greeting without success, explaining that each efforts to ballot since 8:00 americium had been unsuccess...