Voters stranded as electoral officials shun Tinubu’s polling unit

Prospective voters are stranded at the polling unit of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a result of the absence of electoral officials.

As of 10am on Saturday, not a single ballot had been cast at unit 047, ward 3, Ikeja local government area of Lagos where the APC leader usually votes.

Ad hoc staff and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were not seen at the unit and different units in the ward.

There are reports of some corps members in Lagos vowing not to participate in the exercise over the non-payment of their allowances.

In some pictures circulated on social media, some NYSC members were seen wielding placards with inscription: “No 10k! No work!”, “We need our money”.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed 8am for commencement of voting.

TheCable observed that electoral officials were absent in many polling units in Ikeja, Ojota, Amuwo Odofin and Ogudu.