Dare Babalola
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has described the ongoing Rivers local government elections as “very peaceful”.
The minister spoke on Saturday after casting his vote in his polling unit at Obio/Akpor LGA.
“You have not heard of any violence. You have not heard of carrying ballot boxes. You see that the electoral materials are there. People are there casting their votes. As far as we are concerned, the election is very peaceful.
“Of course we are concerned [about low turnout] but people are trooping out. Before the election closes, you will see the number of persons [increase]. So, we are very happy that, at the end of the day, this election has been conducted very peacefully and successfully.”
The minister said there is a high turnout of voters in residential areas as opposed to commercial areas, which may record low participation.
