Kogi governorship election on Saturday witnessed large turnout of voters at Ward 01, Polling Unit 003, Rest House One, Agbada, Yagba West and Kogi West as the citizens trooped out to exercise their franchise.
Accreditation of the voters has already begun at the ward and other polling centres in the township, and the process is going on smoothly.
INEC officials arrived as early as 7a.m. at various polling units visited by our correspondent in Mopamuro, while accreditation and voting commenced at exactly 8a.m.
The elections witnessed a large turnout of voters who trooped out to exercise their franchise . The election has also been relatively peaceful in the zone.
However, there were pockets of altercation and fighting at Ward 08, PU 004, with some thugs visibly seen around the unit.
There were only two police personnel on ground that seemed to be overwhelmed by the crowd at the unit, but the situation has been put under control as at the time of filing this report.
Further reports that there was an average of four to five security personnel in each polling unit visited.
Earlier, the Presiding Officer of Aiyedayo Ward 08, PU= 04, Mr Nelson Daniel, while addressing the voters, said voting would start by 8 a.m. and end at 2p.m.
Daniel told the voters that both the accreditation and voting would be simultaneous, saying ‘’If you are not accredited you will not be allowed to vote”.
“When you vote, please leave the polling unit. Do not use phone in the cubicle, do not collect money from anybody,” he warned.
