Accreditation and voting were yet to commence at Polling Unit 010 in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, as of 10:20 a.m., following confusion over the deployment of electoral officials.
The polling unit, which has over 4,700 registered voters, was yet to begin the process, raising concerns among residents about the potential impact of the delay on voter turnout.
Voters who arrived early in anticipation of the exercise were left waiting as officials assigned to the unit failed to show up on time.
One of the residents, Imeh Okokon, told our correspondent that the INEC staff who arrived at about 8:30 a.m. were not assigned to Polling Unit 010. According to him, the officials were meant to be at Polling Unit 049, while those designated for 010 had not arrived as of that time.
“There was a mix-up. The officials who came early were supposed to be at 049. Our own INEC officer for 010 had not come,” he said.
Another voter, Godgift Alfa, expressed anger and displeasure over the delay, describing the situation as frustrating for residents who turned out early to cast their ballots.
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Speaking on the development, APC Ward Supervisor Peter Obi alleged that the delay occurred because the electoral officers were unfamiliar with the area.
At about 10:30 a.m., officials assigned to Polling Unit 010 eventually arrived at the venue. However, they came without a Presiding Officer, with only corps members present, further stalling the commencement of accreditation and voting.
As of the time of filing this report, the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to issue an official statement on the confusion and delay at the polling unit.
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