Some electorate took to Twitter, on Saturday morning, to express their displeasure over the absence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at their polling units some hours after voting in the presidential and National Assembly elections was scheduled to commence across the nation.
Prominent among Twitter users, who complained over the absence of INEC officials at their polling units, was the Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential campaign organization, Festus Keyamo (SAN).
Keyamo tweeted:
“Still no INEC in sight in my unit as reported earlier as at 9:25am.
Reactions from other Nigerian Twitter users made “No INEC” a trending topic on the morning of the election.
See the reactions:
Still no INEC official in sight in my unit as reported earlier as at 9.25am. #NigeriaDecides2019. @inecnigeria
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) February 23, 2019
No INEC official at my polling unit. Some civil defence officers and that is all. I hope this will not be a repeat of my PVC collection exercise which was a complete sham.
— Othell Yarwyck (@bigbrovar) February 23, 2019
As at 9 24am at this polling unit 038 sowemimo street ojo alaba Lagos there is no INEC officers no indication that voting will happen today#TheVerdict@ARISEtv@inecnigeria#2019Elections#NigeriaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/7tf14fgAEA
— Sa’anu Moh’d (@sanumohammed6) February 23, 2019
LMAO, there are no INEC people at my polling booth. It’s 9.16am. Noone has a clue when it’s starting pic.twitter.com/eeAc5DToaw
— FK. (@fkabudu) February 23, 2019
@inecnigeria Please, PU at Drumsticks AYA Asokoro Abuja has no INEC official/materials at 09:16hrs. 300 plus voters are ready and restive! Act NOW #CTAObserver
— Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) February 23, 2019
Time: 9:00am
State: Lagos
LGA: Eti-Osa
Ward: Sango-Tedo
PU: 008
No INEC officials present
No Security personnel present
No INEC material in sight
Voters have been on queue since 7:00am#NigeriaDecides2019#SRObserves2019#SR2019Elections— Situation Room (@SituationRoomNg) February 23, 2019
No INEC officials in Police Gate, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Been here since 6:30am #NigeriaDecide2019 pic.twitter.com/pYrfAN9c0P
— Ejeh David (@ejehekojadavid1) February 23, 2019
Is it just my polling unit or voting has commenced elsewhere? It’s 09:01 AM, and no INEC official on ground yet. I have written and distributed tally up to 101 in preparation for their arrival already. #NigeriaDecides2019 #NigeriaDecides #ElectionDay
— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) February 23, 2019
Dear @inecnigeria, at DELTA/UDU/EKETE/OWHASE TOWN HALL OWHASE II my Polling Unit, it’s 10:10 and there’s No INEC staff in sight. It’s sad some people have left already. #NigeriaDecides2019 #NigeriaDecides#INEC
— #MoralInstruction (@Nottify111) February 23, 2019
10:10 am
No INEC official in sight in about 5 PUs in Aduloju, Agbowo, Ibadan North LG
— RICCHEZZAH Footwears (@UgopeterUche) February 23, 2019
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ELECTION MATERIALS HAVE NOT ARRIVED IN
EDO STATE
EGOR(LGA)
UGBOWO(WARD)
POLLING UNIT: O22(UBTH POLICE POST).
NO INEC STAFF IN SIGHT.#ReportingLive
— Dr. Uloko (@Tony6292) February 23, 2019
As at 10:07am in ward 1 PU 009 Umuobasi afara ibeku, Umuahia Abia state. No inec staff and material are on ground for voting
— Morales (@Kach_Babe) February 23, 2019
