INEC says voters at polling units before 2.30pm will vote as thugs disrupts voting in Lekki, others
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that every eligible voter that has queued up to vote at their polling units before 2.30 pm will be allowed to exercise their franchise.
This was made known by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at a real-time election briefing on Saturday in Abuja, noting that no Nigerian will be disenfranchised.
Yakubu at the briefing said that the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) has been “functioning optimally” in all parts of the country.
No Nigerian will be disenfranchised
On a question from the press on how the commission would handle reports of delayed voting, Yakubu said every Nigerian with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) present at the polling units will vote.
Thugs disrupt voting in Lekki, others
Meanwhile, there are reports that some thugs on Saturday disrupted the voting process in Elegushi, Ikate area of Lekki and other parts of Lagos State.
According to Channels Television, an eyewitness said the thugs scattered the setup of the INEC officials on Saturday.
There were also reports of disruptions in other areas in Lagos including Aguda, Ojo, and Oshodi among others. Security operatives have, however, arrived in the area.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, who confirmed isolated cases of thuggery in some parts of Lagos, described the situation as an admixture.
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