Empty polling units, silent ballots: Lagos local government election raises tough questions

The recently concluded Lagos State local government election has sparked a new round of questions about the credibility of Nigeria’s grassroots democracy, following a disturbingly low voter turnout that saw most polling units deserted, ballot boxes barely filled, and many residents unaware that an election even held. In a city of over 20 million people, [...]The post Empty polling units, silent ballots: Lagos local government election raises tough questions appeared first on National Daily Newspaper.

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