Governor Chibuike Amaechi Saturday morning refused to be accredited for the elections in his Ubima ward, Ikwerre local government area saying result sheets were missing.among items the Independent National Electoral Commission came with for the exercise.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo says there is hope for the nation’s democracy. Okorocha said this after being accredited at his home town in Eketa Ogboko Ward 2 in Ideato South Local Government Area on Saturday. He urged Imo electorate to ensure that they were accredited to cast their votes.

Following reports that accredited INEC officials were restricted and stopped by some soldiers from conducting their lawful duties in parts of Edo North, Governor Adams Oshiomhole said the report is shocking as electoral officials should not be restricted on their own day.

Senate President David Mark on Saturday appealed to the electorate to be calm due as accreditation for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections progressed. Mark made the appeal shortly after his accreditation at the Otukpo Club Polling Unit at exactly 10.a.m.

A Septuagenarian, Mr Gabriel Oyebade, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the large turnout of voters for election, expressing the hope that it would usher in a new lease of life for the country.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed satisfaction over the accreditation process in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.

Commonwealth Observer Group said on Saturday that it would issue an interim statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Monday. The leader of the group and former Malawian president, Dr Bakili Muluzi, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja.

The accreditation of voters is still ongoing at Polling Unit 039, Ward D, in Ekundayo Street, Awodi-Ora, Ajegunle, Apapa, in Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA of Lagos‎ State‎.

Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State arrived at Polling Unit 002 at State Grammar School , Surulere at exactly 10.30a.m. and was accredited at 10.45a.m.

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Saturday shed tears of joy as they were reunited with their family members and relations during accreditation at IDP special polling centre, Yola 2015 general polls.

Nigerians headed to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president in a knife-edge vote against a backdrop of security fears but new technology delayed the process, affecting even the outgoing preside

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members participating in the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Enugu State to remain calm as their safety had been guaranteed. The Director of Corps Mobilisation, Mr Anthony Ani, made the call in Enugu on Saturday in an interview with the newsmen while reacting to the car bomb blast in the state capital.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed satisfaction over the accreditation process in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital. Obasanjo expressed his view at his Ward 11, Unit 22, Olusomi Compound Polling Centre at Oke – Sokori in Abeokuta where he was accredited for the election.

At least two people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents and an election official told AFP.

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