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#AnambraDecides2025: 96-Year-Old Woman Weeps After Being Denied Voting

A 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike, on Saturday burst into tears at Umudim Akasi Polling Unit 019…

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  • A 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike, on Saturday burst into tears at Umudim Akasi Polling Unit 019, Agulu Ward 8, Anaocha Local Government Area, after being stopped from voting.

A 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike, on Saturday burst into tears at Umudim Akasi Polling Unit 019, Agulu Ward 8, Anaocha Local Government Area, after being stopped from voting.

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“I have been voting at this polling unit. I voted in the last election, but the INEC officials said I have no valid voter card.

“I am pained that I am not going to vote in this election to determine who will be my next governor,” she said in Igbo dialect.

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