There is low turnout of eligible voters in most polling units as council election begins across Lagos State.
Most streets are deserted across the state, few cars on the roads with residents preferring to stay indoors.
Some residents are just sitting idle in front of their houses watching how things are unfolding.
BusinessDay check in Oshodi-Isolo local government area, reveals that election material did not arrive early in most of the LGA. At about 10am, election officials and materials had not arrive in Ailegun ward.
In ward 005, polling 02 in Ailegun, Ejigbo, Oshodi-Isolo local government area, there was few people on the queue at 10-30am.
Speaking to BusinessDay, the presiding officer, Segun Ola, said they arrived at the polling unit at 9am, noting that he expect the election to be peaceful.
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At about 10-30am at the polling unit, few voters were seen on queue, they were allowed to vote immediately after accreditation.
An agent of the All Progresssives Congress (APC), Shola Tola, said he hope the residents would come out and vote.
The agent said the election has been peaceful so far in the polling unit.
“The election is peaceful here like you can see, people are voting, there is no problem here”, he said.
A Labour Party agent, Patricia Ibe said the exercise did not start on time, but has been peaceful so far.
She urge Lagosians to come out and exercise their franchise.
In polling unit 010, in the same ward 005, only about 6 people had voted at about 10:30am.
The streets were deserted and residents who spoken to BusinessDay said they are not interested in the exercise.
A resident, samson Omoh, said she would not bother herself since it was obvious the APC would win.
“What is the point in voting? You know APC candidates would win everything, I can’t waste my time”.
Meanwhile, in Okota, another part of the council, there was no voting in most part of the council area.
There was many eligible voters in the polling units in the council waiting for the officials.
A resident, Chuma Okafor said many residents came out early hoping to vote are disappointed so far.
“You can see there is no one here, this is about 11am, no officials insight, it is sad”, he said.
