Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Severe voter apathy was recorded during Saturday's governorship election at Polling Unit 005 in Ochuche-Umuodu Ward 6, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, where only one vote was cast by a voter out of 327 registered voters.

A member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Martins Somto, who was at the Secretariat during collation, told PREMIUM TIMES that poor turnout of voters has long been a challenge in the community.

He said parties made efforts to mobilise residents ahead of the poll but turnout remained extremely low.

"Our people hardly come out to vote. As a party, we tried our best to mobilise them, but they still didn't show up," he said.

INEC officials conducted accreditation and voting w...