There was a low turnout of voters on Saturday during the local government election in Plateau State.

A voter at Akawu sofiwa polling unit ward , who preferred to be unanimous, said attributed the low turnout to the exclusion of political parties by a court judgment. The judgement, he said, has made the election uninteresting and one-sided. Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which was excluded from the exercise, stayed away from polling units.

Security operatives, including personnel of of the military, Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies were stationed at the various polling units and voting points.

Some of the areas visited include Tudun Wada, Rayfield, Mai Adikwo, Abattoir, Goradong, Gura Topp, Rukuba Road and Agwan Rukuba in Jos South and Jos North local government areas of the State.

But Plateau Governor Simon Lalong, who voted with his wife, Regina and other close family members around 10:30am, said he was impressed with the turn out and enthusiasm in his ward. He said he got encouraging reports from the 17 local government areas, which he said indicated the exercise was peaceful.

source: The Nation