As of 9:50am on Election Day officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to arrive at over six polling units visited by our correspondent in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
Polling units at Ajiran Primary School 1, Ajiran Primary School 11, Bakare Estate main gate, John Okafor gate, Chevron main gate, Ibrahim Odofin, and many others had no INEC official present.
Voters have started lamenting the delay of the electoral officers as many have been out since 8am awaiting their arrival
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Some areas in Abuja are also experiencing he same issue, like other parts of the country.
While officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) where yet to report at the Kubwa polling units, visited scores of voters were already gathered with few security personnel observing.
At the polling unit in Queen Amina Street, Phase II, site II (2:2), PW and Police Estate, hundreds of voters were seen as at 7:30 a.m.
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Some of the voters who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed hope in the electoral system, while urging Nigerians to conduct themselves peacefully.
According to on voter, Lateef Taiwo, it is advisable to come early because the poling units are usually crowded.
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