The Jigawa state local government council election was conducted peaceful but characterized by low turnout of the voters and delay in delivering election materials in some polling units.
While monitoring the 5th October2024 Local Government Council Election exercise our source observed that, at most of the polling units voters turnout was very low while in some places the election was not commenced as of 10:00 am due to late delivery of election materials.
However it was observed that by 12 pm the turnout increase in some polling units as the election is going on peacefully across all the 27 local government area of the state.
In Jahun local government local government , the election commenced very early in some pooling units, as some residents claimed to have casted their votes as early as 09:00am.
On his comment shortly after casting his vote at Imam Hassan polling Units of Kafin Hausa local government the state governor Malam Umar Namadi expressed his appreciation with voters turnout and peaceful conduct of the campaign and election exercise.
Governor Namadi said, the peaceful conduct of the exercise was a cleare demonstration of the confidence the people of Jigawa state have on Democracy and State Independent Electoral Commission.
While speaking to press men, the former chairman Dutse local government Hon Abdulaziz Dankofa complained that as at 09:30 the election materials was not delivered to any pooling units in Madobi and Kudai wards of Dutse local government where their party PDP field candidates for councillor ship.
In Miga local government the Speaker state house of Assembly Rt Honourable Haruna Aliyu Dangyating casted his votes around 10:00 am at his pooling units in Dangyating and expressed satisfaction with voters turnout and JISEC arrangements.
For New Nigerian People Party member in Hadejia local government Mustapha Shehu said they are monitoring the election and their leaders will announced their stand with regards to the conduct of the election exercise
According to the state commissioner for Local Government Hon Ahmed Maikudi MK described the election as peaceful and satisfactory
” Going by the peaceful conduct of the exercise and the candidate field by my party and other parties I am confidence that at the end of the exercise my party All Progressive Congress will win all the seat of the 27 local government and their councillors in the state” MK stated.
As of the time of filing this story the election was going on across all the 27 local government area of the state.
