Some eligible voters in Lagos State say they may shun the March 9, governorship and state House of Assembly elections due to fear of attack by thugs, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
A cross section of traders at the popular Lagos market, Alaba International, told NAN on Thursday that following the attack on some of their members during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections, they were not likely to participate in Saturday’s elections.
“Instead of going out to vote on Saturday, our members that I spoke with have expressed indifference about it, citing the February 23 incident as reason,’’ he said. “It was strenuous for me to cast my vote during the February 23 election, now that violence has been added to the whole thing, it is no longer fun to vote,’’ Mr Chiduele said.
“There is no tribe or community under threat in any part of the state. Our patrol and surveillance are intensified.
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