Residents of Ede in Osun State on Saturday trooped out to various polling units to exercise their civic rights in the ongoing governorship election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as early as 6:30 a.m., vehicles were seen conveying voters and some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to different polling units ahead of the exercise.
Some voters arrived at their polling units as early as 6:40 a.m., waiting for officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to verify their names and accredit them for voting.
Security personnel were also seen at various locations across Ede North and Ede South Local Government Areas, manning checkpoints in line with the police order restricting vehicular movement during the election.
Local election observers were also sighted at some polling units monitoring developments ahead of the commencement of accreditation.
