With the elections set to continue today, Mr Akin Orebiyii, the Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC, has disclosed that voting will continue in five Local Government Areas of the state on Sunday.
Mr. Orebiyii made this statement at a press conference on Saturday night in Lagos, while giving an update of the presidential and national assembly election in the state.
He said that voting would continue on Sunday in five council areas of Alimosho, Oshodi-Isolo, Kosofe, Eti-Osa and Somolu.
“The commission advised that as a result of the time lost in tackling the challenges encountered with the smart card readers at some voting points, we should conclude the exercise tomorrow (Sunday).
“So, wherever it has not been concluded, it will be rounded off tomorrow.
“We observe that the electoral process will not be concluded in few polling units across five local governments in Lagos State.
“The local governments are Alimosho, Eti-Osa, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, and Somolu,” he said.
Orebiyii said that the specific polling units in the affected areas would be announced in the early hours of Sunday.
According to him, there will however be some restriction of movement in the affected areas but it will not affect religious worship.
He said that the accreditation would hold from 10:00am to 2:00pm while voting would commence at 2:30pm till the last person duly accredited voted.
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