How Gov. El-Rufai waited for four hours before casting his vote
Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai today waited on the queue for about four hours before voting and said later that he felt relieved after exercising his franchise.
El-Rufai told newsmen shortly after voting at Polling Unit 24, Anguwan Sarki, Runfa Ward that “When I arrived at the polling unit, the card reader was malfunctioning, so until after two hours before it was fixed and voting commenced.”
He expressed gratitude to the people of the state for their patience and coming out in large numbers to cast their vote at the rescheduled date.
“The people here have been patient even when the card reader was faulty; they didn’t leave, they kept trooping in.
“This is very encouraging, I therefore, commended our people for their resilience and commitment to exercise their civic right,” the governor said.
The governor urged INEC to extend the voting time since the exercise started late generally across the state.
“I have made a case for that already; the time should be extended so that people will not be disenfranchised due to INEC’s logistical failings.”
El-Rufai told newsmen shortly after voting at Polling Unit 24, Anguwan Sarki, Runfa Ward that “When I arrived at the polling unit, the card reader was malfunctioning, so until after two hours before it was fixed and voting commenced.”
He expressed gratitude to the people of the state for their patience and coming out in large numbers to cast their vote at the rescheduled date.
“The people here have been patient even when the card reader was faulty; they didn’t leave, they kept trooping in.
“This is very encouraging, I therefore, commended our people for their resilience and commitment to exercise their civic right,” the governor said.
The governor urged INEC to extend the voting time since the exercise started late generally across the state.
“I have made a case for that already; the time should be extended so that people will not be disenfranchised due to INEC’s logistical failings.”
