About 74 million people are voting to elect a president from a
field of 20, including incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan.
A press statement, issued and signed by Frank Agyekum,
Spokesperson, Office of former President J A Kufuor said, the first
phase of Nigeria’s polls, the electorate go through an ‘accreditation’
process, where they validate their names from the voter’s registers at
the polling centres.
The ‘accredited’ voter’s finger is marked with indelible ink and
given a ticket, which enables him to vote later on. This process lasts
from 8am to 12 noon.
Actual voting starts in the second phase, which starts at 12:30
hours. Only those, who have been accredited earlier, are allowed to
vote. All accredited voters must be in queue by 12 noon.
Anybody arriving after 12 noon is prevented from joining the
queue and is not allowed to vote.
The statement said, Former President Kufuor, who was instantly
recognized and hailed by many of the voters at the centres he visited,
commended the smooth and orderly run of the polls, as voters waited
patiently for their turn.
Security presence was high and an atmosphere of calmness
prevailed, as the streets were empty of vehicular activity.
Final results are expected in 48 hours in Nigeria’s third general
elections, since returning to civilian rule in 1999, after which the
AU mission will issue a statement
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