There has been a Large turnout as accreditation and voting began at PU 024 LEA primary school Kawo in Kaduna North, Kaduna.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had arrived polling units across the country with voting materials and set up sensitive and non-sensitive materials in the 176,606 polling units scattered across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Accreditation and voting commenced in most voting units at 08:30am. According to INEC, 87, 209,007 Nigerians have Permanent Voter Cards. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines are being deployed in the polling units.
Security officials including policemen are also seen at the polling units.