Polls have officially close in the 2023 Nigeria elections across the country but many parts are still voting.
This is due to the delay in commencement of voting in many parts of the country, reported intimidation and pockets of violence in several parts of the country.
All four leading presidential candidates cast their ballots by the mid hours of the day.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed insurgent attacks on their officials in North Eastern Nigeria.
Meanwhile, results have started trickling in from mainly Lagos and a handful of other states. AEP sources have confirmed a slim lead for the ruling APC with Peter Obi’s Labour Party trailing them in early results.
Social media has been rife with several reports of disenfranchisement as dozens of voters in many parts of the country could not verify their names and had to wait for hours. There are also unconfirmed reports of death and injury in some parts of the country.
INEC at their second briefing of the day assured Nigerians that they are making arrangements to beef up security as the nation enters the second stage of the election process – results collation.
The commission has also made it clear that states where there were delays in voting will be allowed to continue voting beyond the stipulated time.
This is the 7th elections in the West African state since the return to democracy in 1999.
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