From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki
The governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Ebonyi State recorded low turn out of voters in the State unlike the February 25, presidential and National Assembly elections that recorded massive turn out of the voters.
In most of the polling units visited by our correspondent, not many voters were seen exercising their franchise.
At Amudo Primary School polling unit in Ezza South local government area of the state, one of the voters, Paul Onyia attributed the apathy to difficulties of the voters in accessing their polling units because of restriction of movements.
The situation was the same in Orie Egbe market square polling unit in the local government and the Gunning Road polling uni, besides former Ebontrans office in Abakaliki, the state capital.
However, the state Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Benjamin Umezuruike who voted in his Onu Ofukuru polling unit, Umunaga ward 2 in Uburu community, Ohaozara local government area of the state, said it was too early conclude if there is apathy at the poll until voting was concluded across the state.
He said “so far so good. The turn out is so good for the governorship election. But I can’t compare the turn out with that of presidential untill the voting is concluded”.
Meanwhile, there were reports of ballot box snatching in some areas in the state
In Umuezeokaha, Ezza North local government area of the state, thugs reportedly snatched ballot box unchallenged.
In Omege and Ekka communities also in Ezza North local government area, the same ballot box snatching were recorded.