Anambra Election Update: Voters Protest At INEC No Face Mask-No Voting Rule In Awka South

Voters in Awka south of Anambra state, have expressed their displeasure over the  no face mask-no voting rule set by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) within the ongoing Anambra governorship election.

 

The voters, which have been seen at Ward 9 Ezimezi in Amawbia, Awka South Native of the state, described the fee’s ‘No Face Masks-No Voting Rule as whole garbage.

A former member of Anambra State Home of Meeting Chikodi Aghanya, who spoke on behalf of the voters, vowed they might not abide by INEC’s instruction on No Face Masks-No Voting Rule.

 

“We are able to’t take that instruction from you,” he mentioned.

“That is garbage.

“How will you ask these outdated folks right here to return to their properties to go and produce face masks earlier than they are going to be allowed to vote? Should you do this right here, you will note our true color.”

 

Talking in regards to the state of affairs, the presiding officer, whose title The ICIR couldn’t verify, vowed that the instruction could be obeyed to the latter.

 

He requested the voters to return and placed on their face masks earlier than they have been allowed to vote.

 

“That was INEC instruction and we are going to obey it to the letter,” he mentioned.

“Now we have hand sanitisers right here. Now we have our face masks on. They need to go and have theirs. It’s a easy instruction they need to obey.”

 

He additionally talked about that they have been having community challenges to function a few of their instruments.