2023 Elections: Voting underway in Bauchi, voters turnout impressive

Voting has commenced in Bauchi State as Nigerians vote in this year’s general elections, which commenced today with the presidential and National Assembly elections across the country

An impressive turnout of voters was seen in some polling units visited today.

At Boi Polling Unit 005 in Bogoro Local Government Area of the state, voters turned out in large numbers as early as 7:25 am, ready to perform their civil responsibility

Heavy security presence was noticed at some of the units visited so far, with officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, seen providing security for Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ad-hoc officials and voters alike to ensure peaceful conduct of the elections

As of 7:59 am at Pada Polling Unit 03 at Tilde Fulani in Toro Local Government Area of the state, INEC personnel, who confirmed the availability of election materials with them, were seen getting ready to conduct elections in the unit.

Male and female voters were already in the queue waiting to cast their votes.

However, the situation at Dan’iya Hardo Ward of Bauchi Local Government, made up of both the Old and New Government Reserved Areas (GRAs), was not the same as there were no INEC officials on ground yet as of 8:30 am.

It was the same situation at Sa’adu Zungur Primary School IV polling unit, Winniee ‘A’ polling unit, as well as Sa’adu Zungur Primary School III and V polling units, where a few voters were waiting for the INEC officials.

However, there were no traces of security personnel at these pilling units as of the time of writing this report.

At the Bakari Dukku Collation Centre in Bauchi LGA, sensitive materials were being distributed under heavy security presence at about 8:40am, a few minutes after the time election ought to have commenced at the polling units.

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