…Laments INEC’s Inability To Adequately Train Adhoc Staff On BVAS
…Atiku Campaign Coordinator In Southern Borno Commends INEC For Job Well Done
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Borno State, and also Forum Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Committee, IPAC, Hon Ali Bukar Dalori, has expressed his satisfation with the large turnout of voters in Kodunga Local Government Area of the state.
Dalori, speaking shortly after casting his vote at Dalori Dyspensary Polling Unit, expressed optimism that the APC will come out victorius after the polls.
This is even as the Southern Borno Coordinator for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Alhaji Idris Durkwa, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for a job well done, as the people of his local government area, Hawul, experienced a hitch free elections.
Durkwa was in 2018, an APC gubernatorial aspirant. He also aspired in the same APC platform for Southern Borno senatorial primaries last year, which produced Senator Mohammed Ndume as candidate, after which he (Durkwa) defected from the APC and joined the PDP.
The Borno APC Chairman however lamented over the inability of some Adhoc staff of INEC in the handling of the BVAS, which has created alot of issues for voters in some polling units across the 27 local government areas in the state.
Dalori, who was so excited with the peaceful conduct of the exercise, expressed optimism that the APC will record a landslide victory at the end of the exercise.
He said, “I want to express my sincere satisfation with the large turnout of voters in Kodunga Local Government Area of the state.
“I cast my vote at Dalori Dyspensary Polling Unit this morning without having issues, and I expresses optimism that the APC will come out victorius after the polls.
“However, I am not satisfied over the inability of some Adhoc staff in handling the BVAS which has created a lot of issues for voters in some polling units across the 27 local government areas in the state.”
Meanwhile, Alhaji Durkwa cast his vote at his polling unit, Shaffa Bakin Kasuwa (Mamman Gate) in Shaffa town of Hawul Local Government Area at about 12 noon.
He said, “I wand to use this opportunity to commend INEC for a job well done, as my people in Hawul experienced a hitch- free election.
“I have taken time and went round some polling units, and I saw the exercise was going on peacefully.
“From all indication, and reports trending, PDP is carrying the day with over 90 per cent victory against all other political parties in Hawul LGA.”
Recall that thousands of Maiduguri voters were stranded as no INEC officials visit Bulama Maina, Bulama Zarami and Saltumari Polo polling units as at 12noon.
An aggrieved voter, Solomon Thliza, also lamented on the situation to our correspondent in a telephone call, insisting that they would be disenfranchised if INEC failed to act at the end of the day.
