There was an impressive turnout of voters at some polling units in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Saturday as residents trooped out early to participate in the governorship election.
Our correspondent reports that this was despite a brief delay caused by a malfunctioning Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
At Ward 4, Units 1 and 2, located at Saint Michael Primary School, Ijigbo, many voters, including elderly residents, were already on the ground ahead of the scheduled commencement of voting at 8:30 a.m., reflecting enthusiasm for the electoral exercise.
Elderly voters at Ward 4, Unit 1 and 2, Ijigbo, Ado Ekiti. Pix: Bola BamigbolaHowever, voting had yet to begin as of 8:45 a.m. after the BVAS deployed to the polling units failed to function upon arrival of election officials.
The glitch was eventually rectified, and the first voter at Unit 2 cast his ballot at exactly 8:49 a.m., paving the
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