A widow, simply identified as Mrs Beatrice Chukwuma, has narrated how the presidential and National Assembly elections held yesterday brought back the sad memory of her departed husband who died five years ago.
Beatrice said she almost fainted while checking for her name at her polling unit only to see the name and picture of her late husband.
The woman, who voted around 9.30 am at Government Secondary School, Zone 4, said although she had relocated to Kubwa satellite town in Abuja after her husband’s death, she had to return to Wuse Zone 4 to vote because she was unable to transfer to another polling unit.
The polling unit used to be where she and her late husband usually voted in the past and it did not occur to her to inform INEC so that his name would be removed from the register.
According to her, “My husband, who was a military man, died about five years ago and it has not been easy for me.
“Our polling unit has always been here at the Government Secondary School Tudun Wada. I thought that I had already got over my husband’s death until I saw his picture again.
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“I did not know it was possible to notify INEC of his death in order for them to remove his picture. But I will tell my children to do it so I don’t have to see it again next time.”
The Widow added that she prayed her vote would count. A WIDOW, Mrs Beatrice Chukwuma, has narrated how the presidential and National Assembly elections held yesterday brought back the sad memory of her departed husband who died five years ago.
Beatrice said she almost fainted while checking for her name at her polling unit only to see the name and picture of her late husband.
The woman, who voted around 9.30 am at Government Secondary School, Zone 4, said although she had relocated to Kubwa satellite town in Abuja after her husband’s death, she had to return to Wuse Zone 4 to vote because she was unable to transfer to another polling unit.
The polling unit used to be where she and her late husband usually voted in the past and it did not occur to her to inform INEC so that his name would be removed from the register.
She said: “My husband, who was a military man, died about five years ago and it has not been easy for me.
“Our polling unit has always been here at the Government Secondary School Tudun Wada. I thought that I had already got over my husband’s deth until I saw his picture again.
“I did not know it was possible to notify INEC of his death in order for them to remove his picture. But I will tell my children to do it so I don’t have to see it again next time.”