Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
An early drive round some areas in Obio-Akpor, Ikwerre and Eleme local government areas revealed heavy turnout of voters in many polling units.
But materials were yet to arrive as at 7.30 am in some of the areas.
In ward 19 in Port Harcourt City local government area, polling officials were setting up their operations as they appealed to enthusiastic voters to exercise patience
Ojukwu field field houses Ward 11, 12, 13, there was no sigh of INEC staff or materials. Voters are standing around.
At Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local area(ONELGA).
Voting has commenced on Ward 4, unit 3 Obieti in Omoku very few security personnel.
— Electorates at unit one ward 10 Oyigbo local government were seen lamenting the inability of electoral officers to arrive as at 9am.
At Obio-Akpor local government area.
It’s 9.50am at polling Unit 9, NTA Road. More than 1500 voters have patiently, faithfully and loyally waiting for INEC officials to bring the materials for them to exercise their franchise.
Big crowd of people are waiting for INEC officials at the new Library also on NTA Registration Area Centre (RAC).
At 8am, sensitive materials were yet to get to the polling units in Rumueme 7B area
Ikwerre local government area
Ward 3, unit 7 in Ikwerre Local Goverent Area, Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BIVAS, was not working at the time of filing this report.
At Akpor, Ozuoba in Obio-Akpor at 10.30 am where INEC staff are still sorting out materials before going to their units. These materials cover Ozuoba, ogbogoro, Rumuokuachi which are all in ward 16.
