Kebbi Poll: Voters Decry Absence Of Opposition

As??Kebbi people elect a new governor in the re-run governorship election Saturday, some ?voters in the state have decried ?the ?absence of any opposition party to the PDP.

After the ?defection of the CPC candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Abubakar, to ?PDP and withdrawal from the race by the ANPP candidate, Alhaji??Suleiman Argungu, PDP seemed to be the only contestants, some voters said.?

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Abubakar’s petition against the April 2011 victory of??Alhaji??Saidu Dakin-Gari of PDP necessitated the ?re-run election.

Some voters told??NAN in Jega on Saturday said that they were not enthusiastic about the election ?because it was a “one-way affair’’.

A voter, Sani Nassir of Dankat village, said he was not enthusiastic about the election ?because the result was already known.

“The beauty of democracy is opposition but most of the opposition in Kebbi have collapsed into the PDP.

“A lot of us would have been happy to vote but the interest is generally low because the PDP appears poised to carry the day,’’ Dankat said.

Maam??Yushau Maman, said that he might ?not vote because his vote might not make any difference since the PDP was sure to carry the day.

Another voter, Ali Almu, said that opposition to any political contest was crucial to ensure ?the gains of democratic governance? and added that it was that ?the idea was lacking in the state. ?(NAN)