The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 188 polling units, representing 7.69 percent of the total, experienced delays during Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election.
In a post on its X page, the electoral commission said 2,257 of the state’s 2,445 polling units opened on schedule before 8:30 a.m.
INEC added that voting officially ended across polling units at 2:30 p.m., describing the exercise as peaceful and orderly.
“Voting has officially ended in most Polling Units across Ekiti State following the close of polls at 2:30 p.m.,” the commission stated.
“Earlier in the day, all 2,445 Polling Units were successfully opened for the governorship election. Of these, 2,257 PUs (92.31%) opened on schedule before 8:30 a.m.
“188 PUs (7.69%) experienced minor delays but commenced voting before 10:30 a.m. The process remained peaceful and orderly.”
Earlier, Chronicle NG reported that voter accreditation was delayed in parts of the state after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) encountered glitches while capturing the biometric data of several elderly voters.
The technical issues resulted in long queues at some polling units, leaving several elderly voters frustrated as they repeatedly attempted to complete the verification process.
