4:20pm: Kano records low turnout of voters

Written by Auwalu Umar, Kano Saturday, 16 April 2011 16:33

The Presidential election is recording a low turnout of voters in Kano compared to what was witnessed in last national assembly elections in the state.

Such cases were recorded in Sumaila, Garko, Makoda, Kumbotso and Gezawa. Other places included Shanono, Gwarzo, Karaye, Bagwai and Wudil. Low turnout of women was more pronounced in rural areas where one could not see their presence at various polling units as was the case last week.

Community leaders raised alarm via text messages to media houses over the development, saying the poor turnout of women in particular was a source of concern given the significance of the election.

In Wudil and Garko, community mobilizers had to go house to house to prevail on husbands to allow their wives to go and vote.

There are two conflicting reports as to the cause of poor turnout of voters in this election, according to findings by our reporter.

One of the reports have it that the voters were discouraged by the collapse of the proposed party alliance between Buhari’s CPC and Tunubu’s ACN. The other version of the report is that many women especially in rural areas thought they would only come out to vote without accreditation since they got accredited last week.

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Nuhu Ribadu just reported low voter turn-out in Adamawa State as well.

What is happening up north

It seems it partly down to ignorance of the people in these regions.

Tomorrow most of them will cry foul.

The truth is that following the failed alliance a lot of northerns doubt if buhari will make it

13volts:

The truth is that following the failed alliance a lot of northerns doubt if buhari will make it

This is most likely the truth.

I guess GEJ bribed them to stay at home.

Can we get the result so far,@least some people voted.

This is unbelievable!!!!

Results for
Unit 002
PDP 318
CPC 35
Others 7

Unit 003
PDP 244
CPC 61
others 1

Unit 004
PDP 216
CPC 58
Others 1

These are in Basawa, Zaria

I will keep you posted on all the other results as I get them

Will somebody PLEASE vote for Ayatollah Buhari ? This humiliation has gone on for too long. Please help out our poor, dejected ex-tyrant save face by at least casting one solitary vote for him. Thanks

Jakumo:

Will somebody PLEASE vote for Ayatollah Buhari ? This humiliation has gone on for too long. Please help out our poor, dejected ex-tyrant save face by at least casting one solitary vote for him. Thanks

Tudun Maliki Ward, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State. an gama kirga, ga sakamakon.

ANPP 403.

ACN 59.

CPC 3662.

PDP 168.

13volts:

The truth is that following the failed alliance a lot of northerns doubt if buhari will make it

keep the faith bro

buhari will win the whole north don't worry

all he needs is 25% of the south and from the looks of things he is getting that

Alj Uche:

keep the faith bro

buhari will win the whole north don't worry

all he needs is 25% of the south and from the looks of things he is getting that

i wonder where you are getting your information from. even in the North he wont win everywhere. CPC is putting up a good fight sha. but the entire south west is for GEJ.