Women In Anambra Protest Over the Governorship Election

Market women for anambra troupe out on sunday to protest over the election wey take place for there state. the women talk sey dem no give them the opportunity to vote and many other issues read the full tori below


The women, most of who are from Idemili North Local Government Area, said they were denied the right to choose their leader due to late arrival of materials at the polling units on Saturday and the rescheduling.
The women said rescheduling the election to Sunday morning when most of them were in church was “a wicked act” by INEC.

They sang songs depicting their anger, saying: “We no go gree oo, we no go gree, anyi aturo vote (we did not vote), we no go gree.”

As they attempted the march on INEC headquarters in Awka, police officers stationed at the junction leading to the commission’s office stopped them.

The women dared the police to shoot them, singing in Igbo: “Iwe na ewe anyi, ehh, iwe na ewe anyi, anyi aturo nu vote oo, iwe (we are angry because we didn’t not cast our votes).”

One of the women said: “It’s our right to choose our leader. Jega promised us free and fair election, yet he failed us.

“Election didn’t hold in many local government areas yet they are preparing to announce results. Which results do they want to announce? Where did they get the results? It is a rigged result.”

Meanwhile, final collated results are still being awaited at INEC headquarters.