Local councils election holding in Kano State has recorded low turn out of women in parts of the state.
Areas affected include Unguwar Gano and Unguwar Fulani in Tarauni Local Government Area and some parts of Na?ibawa in Kumbotso Local Government.
Some of the residents at the polling centres said they did not allow their wives to come out to vote for fear of violence during the election.
One of them, Malam Saminu Bala, however, said he would “monitor the situation” before allowing his wives to come out to vote.
The situation is similar in Gwale Local Government Area, where the Information Officer of the council, Hajiya Amina Dankadai, confirmed the low turnout of women in polling units across the area.
However, local governments like Gwarzoo and Ungogo had recorded large turn out of women, who were seen patiently waiting in queues, to cast their vote.
Hajiya Hauwa Shehu, a resident of Bachirawa area of Ungogo Local Government said it was their duty to vote for credible leaders, and would do so at all cost.
