The governorship election in Edo begins peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state.
7.30am: INEC officials have arrived at Agbado primary school polling unit and set up had commence ahead of accreditation and voting.
Voting has commenced at Unit 1 Ward 2 in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, LGA.
Electorate are calmly casting their votes with no complaints recorded yet.
Voting ongoing indifferent polling units although social distancing was not observed but voters were seen with face mask and some observed with sanitizers
There’s also heavy presence of Security officials.
Although the situation does not suggest the likelihood of violence, there is massive security presence in cities, town and villages.
Major streets, especially in Benin, don’t witness the usual traffic as the residents move to their respective polling stations for accreditation.
Also reports from other areas of Edo, such as Uzzebba, Igueben, Auchi, Ososo, Ekpoma, Jattu and Ughoton, among other towns and villages, say there is impressive turnout and orderly situation. Edo has 193 wards with 18 local government areas.
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