FCT Polls: Voter Laments Disappearance Of Polling Booth In Efab Estate

Confusion trailed the early hours of the FCT Area Council Elections in parts of Lokogoma, Abuja, as a voter and media personality, Inya Ode, expressed frustration over the absence of her designated polling unit in EFAB Estate.

In a post shared on her Facebook page on Saturday morning, Ode revealed that she arrived at Polling Unit 030 to cast her vote but found no sign of electoral activity.

“This is actually supposed to be the polling unit 030 in EFAB estate, Lokogoma, where I came to vote, thanks to my husband who dragged me but this is the polling unit and there is nothing here,” she wrote, accompanying with a video showing empty street.

According to her, even security personnel around the area appeared unaware of any election arrangements.

“In fact, the security people are very unaware of anything happening, but you see what’s happening at the end of this polling unit, people are just having a great time exercising. It has become like an outdoor gym, so it is a bit confusing. Was the polling unit moved? There is no information as per that. Will the election happen, will it not happen? It is already 8:27, and some polling units have already been set up,” she lamented.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier announced that polls across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory would commence by 8:30 a.m., with voting expected to continue until 2:30 p.m.

As of the time of filing this report, it remained unclear whether the polling unit in EFAB Estate was relocated or omitted from the final list of approved voting points, a development that may disenfranchise scores of voters.