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Published 16 January 2021
Saturday’s Kano State local government election, recorded low turnout of voters, as only a handful of voters were seen in polling units, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN correspondent who went round polling units across the metropolis, reports that there was voter apathy in almost all polling units during the poll.
Areas visited included Chedi, Zage, Zango, Gandu, Sharada, Wailawa, Dorayi, Kabuga, Rijiyar Zaki in Kano Municipal, Gwale, and Ungogo Local Government Areas of the state.
However, voters interviewed, expressed delight at participating in the election.
A voter in Gwale, Malam Jazuli Yusuf, said he voted at the election to exercise his civic right.