THE Kogi State Residence Electoral Commissioner, Professor James Apam has blamed the low turn out of voters in Saturday’s kogi West senatorial on poor mobilisation of voters by political parties.
He was speaking against the backdrop of voters apathy in most polling units visited where elections took place in Lokoja.
The REC said the parties should be blamed adding that instead of the political parties to embark on membership drive aimed at convincing their supporters on the need to come out and vote for them would not do so but turn around to blame INEC for poor turnout of voters.
Our Correspondent who went round the affected areas noticed low turn out blamed on fear of repeat performance of the violence that greeted the November 16 election.
PDP chieftain mallam Bala Bariga, who spoke with reporters at Ward C, Unit 001attributted the low turn out to fear of vote not counting as it was during the last election.
He also said more voters stayed away for fear of being caught in any cross fire.
However, as at time of filling this report, there has not been any reported case of violence as the few voters on the queue were seen casting their votes without any incidence.
Our correspondent also visited Ward D,Yaragi polling unit 002 where voters were seen casting their votes peacefully.
