Hundreds of them could not vote on Saturday, due to the late arrival of electoral materials in their communities. 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.”
A NigerianEYE correspondent in Akwa gathered that hundreds of women cried and rolled on the streets, cursing on INEC for depriving them of their constitutional rights to elect their leader.
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ReplyDeleteWomen have started using their power. That's good. Very good
ReplyDeleteNigerian Eye you won't help but agree with me that, this is a sponsored deal...this women should be made to name their sponsor...i smell Ngige in their voice..since he started crying foul on AIT
ReplyDeleteShame on you riggers, asking them to confess who hire them. A'nt you ashamed of your stupid question. When the chips are down you will see the authentic result.
ReplyDeleteAttahiru Jega is already compromised just like the Polige IG. I seriously doubt if he can deliver a free and fair election come 2015.
ReplyDeleteHow much were these mothers paid to desend this low? It is unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteI think Jonathan is waking up gradually ,I believe the election has been negotiated with APGA,remain Osun and Ekiti election to be rigged next year.we are really moving closer to 2015
ReplyDeleteJournalists should stop sensationalizing stories. I can't see up to a hundred women in the pictures so I wonder how they became " hundreds of disenfranchised women"
ReplyDeleteIts so unfortunate that just one state is having elections and INEC cannot deliver! So what happens in 2015 when over 30 states will be having elections at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWould your mother join that crowd if she was paid to do so? The real questions should be 'which polling stations do they represent?' because INEC really did postpone some elections to Sunday
ReplyDeleteIt is only in Nigeria that we never have a good loser!. Someone must have rigged. Yeye people. Why did these jobless women NOT protest in their LGAs?. God will help us in NIgeria. Amen.
ReplyDeleteIf they didn't vote, then they have every right to protest, but where are the men?
ReplyDeleteNigeria is still Nigeria. Who said things are changing in Nigeria? Things will be worse in 2015. Let us be ready for it. I don't blame Jega. Are Nigerians cultured? Are Nigerians disciplined? They are not. Women were told to wait till Sunday but they still demonstrated. If they didn't go to church just for one Sunday alone will they all die. As if they are true Christians indeed. God help us.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds us of Aba women riot of 1929. It started november 18th too. The truth shall prevail.
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