C’River bye-elections: Massive voter turn out as voting begins

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Information reaching NEGROIDHAVEN suggest that there is massive voter turn out turn at Mbumbe west, ward II, 007 with 820 registers voters on the list.

Voting started at exactly 8:48AM at the polling Station located at Christ The King Primary School Odajie-Mbube, Ogoja LGA, Cross River state.

It was learned that the exercise has so far been peaceful and technically hitch free as the BIVA are also working perfectly with security agents maintaining law and order at the venues.

Speaking with some of the voters who have already casted their, they said they are optimistic that the exercise will be a smooth one adding that they believe that their votes will count especially as the President signed the electoral act into law yesterday.

According to Joseph Bullem who was the first to cast a vote at the polling Unit, he said he believes it would be an all round peacful exercise as everything is working perfectly.

He said :” I feel optimistic, it started peaceful and I believe it will go smoothly, the security personnel are here and in control, INEC is on ground, everyone is behaving responsibly.

“We believe more people will come out to exercise their right by voting their preferred candidate today.

Also speaking Senior Special Adviser, Political Affairs, Chief Peter Ojie who spoke with Vanguard shortly after casting his vote said he was happy that the exercise was peacful and hitch free as no complain whatsoever has been reported.

Ojie also expressed happiness over the massive turn out of voters to participate in the exercise he said he knows there was still about 5 hours before the close of the exercise and believes more people will come to exercise their franchise.

Recall that today was slated nation wide for concurrent by-elections into national and state houses of assemblies vacant positions. In Cross River, the concurrent by-elections are taking place simultaneously in Ogoja-Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency.