AnambraDecides2025: 74-year-old Visually Impaired Man Among Early Arrivals At Polling Unit

A 74-year-old visually impaired man, Pa Julius Nwafor, was among the early and enthusiastic voters who turned out at the Umuezeadigo Street Polling Unit 002 in Isuofia community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday.

He arrived at the venue as early as 7:30 a.m., led by his elderly daughter.

Isuofia is the hometown of the incumbent governor, Professor Charles Soludo, while Aguata LGA is one of the seven local government areas that make up Anambra South Senatorial District.

Speaking with PUNCH Online, Nwafor, a veteran trader, said he considered participating in the election a duty he owed his country.

 “Even though I am visually impaired, as far as I am a Nigerian, I am supposed to vote to satisfy my conscience. And that’s why I am here,” he said.

Commenting on the early voter turnout at the polling unit, Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti State, who is one of the ten Election Logistics Technical Support Electoral Commissioners deployed to monitor the Anambra election, expressed delight at the people’s interest in the process.

“It is obvious they are ready, considering the orderliness and the rate at which they are coming in,” he stated.

Omoseyindemi noted that voting would commence at 8:30 a.m., immediately after the accreditation of voters using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

PUNCH Online reports that the Anambra governorship poll holds today, with 16 candidates vying to unseat the incumbent governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).