In the Just-concluded Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency Bye-election, out of the registered 496,628 number of voters in the Constituency, only 16,335 were accredited, constituting only 3.29% turnout of the whole number of registered voters in the Constituency.

With this, it just means that, even if the voters turnout is just 0.003% (or something like 35 people out of 759,456 registered voters), INEC will still declare their results like that.

It is really worrisome.

What was the reason for the Low Voters Turnout?

Was it Voter-apathy?
Or were they Boycotting as usual?

(This is a very bitter message to Boycotters.
No matter the boycotting, even if One Single Person Came out to vote, his vote will count, and whoever he voted for would win).

Honestly, there are lots of messages to take home here.

It is now very clear that there is no Minimum Voter's Turnout, Below Which INEC would Declare the Election Inconclusive..

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Meanwhile...
The Imo State Judgement still baffles me till today.
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The Constitution gave INEC (and only INEC alone) the powers to count votes.
Even if they counted nonsense, the best thing that the courts would have done is to request for a re-count of the ballots, or at worst, cancel the whole election and order for a fresh election.
I just can't fathom the reason why INEC didn't take that Imo State case serious, on the grounds that: “Supreme Court Did Their Job For Them, and went ahead to count votes”.

Tell yourself the truth... are you motivated to stand on the queue and cast your vote?

People are tired of the failed political system. And we know our votes don't count most times. Nigeria is a fraud abeg.

PEPPERified:
Tell yourself the truth... are you motivated to stand on the queue and cast your vote?

I don't think that that was the reason Aba North/South people boycotted the Bye-election

PEPPERified:
Tell yourself the truth... are you motivated to stand on the queue and cast your vote?

it there constituency later they come online and rants

MyVILLAGEpeople:
People are tired of the failed political system. And we know our votes don't count most times. Nigeria is a fraud abeg.

Now, only 3.29% of the whole population chose someone for the whole people, and the whole remaining 96.71% of people will have to watch and look as things go bad (or good if they are lucky).

ahiboilandgas:
it there constituency later they come online and rants

That's it. Rants Rants And Rants..
But the only opportunity they have to make an impact, they did absolutely nothing.

BluntCrazeMan:
Now, only 3.29% of the whole population chose someone for the whole people, and the whole remaining 96.71% of people will have to watch and look as things go bad (or good if they are lucky).

Even if everyone votes, do our votes really counts in this country??. Especially under this present administration that don't give a damn about its people.

BluntCrazeMan:
That's it. Rants Rants And Rants..
But the only opportunity they have to make an impact, they did absolutely nothing.

if na pig kanu now 50000 youths will turn out ......u want presidency will such votes una never serious...get ready to tinibu/ribadu presidency...

MyVILLAGEpeople:


Even if everyone votes, do our votes really counts in this country??. Especially under this present administration that don't give a damn about its people.

Have you ever asked yourself why rigging works in Nigeria??

It's because there are plenty of unused ballot papers (which the riggers at the Polling-units would use for their multiple thumb-printing).

And also, there are low voters turnouts (which the dubious Collation officers would easily convert to whichever value they want).

Had it been that the Voters Turnouts are huge, there won't be any room for rigging.

We are the problem of ourselves. We have power to change things in our hands but we will not do it just because of some bad thoughts.

However I congratulate the winner and I also commend the people of Abia for standing against oppressor and family company which kalu is trying to turn APC to in Abia state. Very greed man.

Same way okorocha failed to imposes his brother in law on us in imo state.

Probably 5% have noticed things will be very dry, they prefer to stay at home

The motivation to go out and vote is no longer there

East no get population. Na the same people deh make mouth against jagaban

gidgiddy:
The motivation to go out and vote is no longer there

No matter what happens, no matter how you see it,, if we refuse to go and vote, we are still the ones loosing.

bobowaja:
East no get population. Na the same people deh make mouth against jagaban

What is this one trying to say?

PEPPERified:
Tell yourself the truth... are you motivated to stand on the queue and cast your vote?

You only beat me to this, I think the majority of the voters are both party members

Are people in areas who turned out enmass to vote in previous elections enjoying dividends of democrazy than areas with low turn out?
Passive protest is better than active protest.

Lalasticlala

gidgiddy:
The motivation to go out and vote is no longer there

Yes let us wait for Biafra before we can vote.
That makes sense or nonsense right?

BluntCrazeMan:
No matter what happens, no matter how you see it,, if we refuse to go and vote, we are still the ones loosing.

People have been voting since 1960 and it got them no where. Nigeria is simply not workable

People are tired of voting. Its not voting that will anything in Nigeria, only a revolution will change things. We can only hope that it wont be a violent one

Is it not obvious Poverty has been used to subdue majority of Nigerians..

World poverty capital..
World unemployment capital..
World highest out of school children..
World highest Internally displaced persons..
Fourth most terrorised Nation..

Would it make any difference when the head is rotten?

BluntCrazeMan:
What is this one trying to say?

You are 5%er

That is the point.

Just 10k vote na him carry person enter fed constituency for your side

gidgiddy:


People have been voting since 1960 and it got them no where. Nigeria is simply not workable

People are tired of voting. Its not voting that will anything in Nigeria, only a revolution will change things. We can only hope that it wont be a violent one

Tired of voting those who will represent you? This is a dumb excuse

Ojiofor:


Yes let us wait for Biafra before we can vote.
That makes sense or nonsense right?

Makes more sense than those standing under hot sun to vote since 1960 while Nigeria only gets worse

Tajbol4splend:



You only beat me to this, I think the majority of the voters are both party members

That is to say, the bye-election was not given proper publicity?

bobowaja:

Tired of voting those who will represent you? This is a dumb excuse

Those that have been representing me since 1960, where did it get me?

Those that have been elected since 1960, where did it get Nigeria?

Voting is waste of time in Nigeria, it only helps the next thief to go on a 4 year looting spree.