As voting ended in polling centres across Anambra State, reports of voter apathy and claims of vote-buying from observers and candidates alike overshadowed an otherwise peaceful election.
The election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saw 16 candidates battle it out for the top job in Anambra State.
It was observed that while materials arrived early in some polling units in the South-Eastern state, the exercise started late in others.
In many communities, — there was a low turnout of voters in many areas with youths and traders shunning the exercise. In certain polling units, residents of the state trooped out to cast their ballots for their leader for the next four years.