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Low turnout looms as IPOB threats provoke anxiety
There was palpable anxiety in Awka and other parts of Anambra State yesterday as time ticked for the governorship election in the state today.
The fear and anxiety among the populace was provoked mainly by sustained threats by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to disrupt the election.
The heavy presence of soldiers and other security operatives deployed for the election also heightened fear among the electorate, especially after the just concluded military exercise code named Operation Python Dance II (Egwu Eke II).
The Nation investigation revealed that barely 24 hours to the commencement of the election, a large number of registered voters were yet to collect their permanent voter cards (PVC), an indication that they might not vote during the election.
The Nation, November 18, 2017
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