…here. More like a tactic to suppress them from voting,” one of the sources said. Some elderly voters who had previously voted at the same polling unit also reportedly could not find their names on the register and were prevented from casting their ballots. One affected voter said she had remained at the polling unit si…

…in the election. While the youthful voters queued orderly to exercise their franchise, elderly voters were allowed to sit and were given priority to cast their ballots on time. Voters on queue, casting their votes at Ward 09, Unit 11, Ikire in the Irewole Local Government Area. The polling unit of All Progressives Cong…

…the isolated incidences, including difficulties in capturing the biometrics of some elderly voters and the initial denial of priority voting to a nursing mother in Ifaki, Ido-Osi Local Government Area. While describing the overall security situation as peaceful, it noted 24 incidents of violence across 10 local governm…

The observers urged INEC to provide alternative means of verifying eligible elderly voters who encounter challenges with the technology to prevent them from being disenfranchised.

…Ise/Orun Local Government Area and BVAS difficulties in capturing the biometrics of some elderly voters in Ikere Local Government Area. On security, the EU-backed observers described the overall atmosphere as calm and peaceful, noting the deployment of between five and 10 security personnel to each of the state's 2,442…

…that the exercise would remain peaceful and transparent throughout the day as eligible voters continue to participate in the electoral process. Voting is expected to continue until the official closing time, after which sorting and counting of ballots will commence in accordance with electoral guidelines.

…she lamented. The Ekiti governorship election witnessed the participation of several elderly voters across polling units in different parts of the state, with many of them turning out early to exercise their civic responsibility despite their age.