The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over decreasing rate of voter turnout in recent elections in the country.
Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, raised the alarm on Tuesday in Abuja at the commission’s consultative meeting with the media.
He said that since 2015 general elections, the country had been recording consistent rate of low turnout of voters in elections, adding that something had to be done to address it.
“In December last year when we conducted the Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency bye-election in Lagos, the turnout was approximately three per cent, precisely 2.9 per cent, of registered voters in the area.
“On Saturday, we conducted another bye-election, very free and fair election in Eti-Osa State Constituency in Lagos.
“We have I83, 000 registered voters; total number of…
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