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Mixed Reactions Trail Presidential , N\ Assembly Elections

BY
 Raymond Ozoji , Awka
 Mixed reactions trail presidential and National Assembly elections in  Anambra State as late arrival of electoral materials , inactive card reader  matchines , late commencement of accreditation of voters and a host of  other logistics charaterised  the entire process .
 In the course of monitoring the exercise in Anambra-North senatorial zone ,  newsmen gathered from the speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly ,  who is also the APGA candidate for Ogbaru federal constituency in the  election Princess Chinwe Nwaebili that there was something fishy about the  whole process .
 Princess Nwaebili who was accosted by newsmen at Iyiowa\Odekpe polling unit  05 Ogbaru lamented that the delay in the whole process was caused by INEC  stressing that accreditation of voters should have commenced at 8 am  according to the apex election management but there were no materials as at  the aforesaid time .
 The speaker therefore expressed displeasure at the level of preparedness of INEC in the conduct of the 2015 elections even as she described the turn  out of voters in the area as very impressive .
 On the other hand former commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy  Matters and APGA candidate Anambra-North senatorial zone Hon.Dubem Obaze  equally complained about the late commencement of accreditation of voters .
 Hon.Obaze stated that as at 8 am there was no sign of accreditation at CPS 406 ward Ochu-Uche Umuodu Ogbaru where he was supposed to be accreditted .
 Though he was hopeful that nobody would be disenfranchised as a result of  the logistic issues following the commencement of accreditation of voters  at 1 pm . He said he was not suspecting any foul play but expressed  optimism that he would win the senatorial election in his zone .
 At polling unit 001 central school Akili-Ozizor Ogbaru , accreditation  ended successfully at 3 :30 pm according to the information made available
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