By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS — Voting commenced early Saturday on the polling unit of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, positioned at Ward E3, St. Stevens Nursery and Main College, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, whilst the encircling streets remained largely abandoned.
Electoral officers from the Lagos State Impartial Electoral Fee (LASIEC) arrived on the polling unit a couple of minutes after 8:00 a.m., signaling the beginning of the Native Authorities Elections throughout the state.
In line with a LASIEC official who spoke with Vanguard, voting started shortly after their arrival, though turnout was initially low. “We began voting a couple of minutes previous 8 a.m., and the whole lot is happening easily. We expect extra voters to reach because the day progresses,” the official acknowledged.
Regardless of the graduation of voting in some areas, a number of elements of Lagos, together with Agege, Ikeja, and Ikoyi, have been but to see full electoral exercise as of 8:15 a.m., with experiences indicating delays within the arrival of polling officers.
Streets throughout the town remained largely empty, consistent with the restriction of motion order imposed for the election. Safety personnel—together with the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Military, and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)—have been stationed at strategic areas and patrolling main routes to implement compliance.
Some residents have been seen strolling to their locations unbothered, whereas others took benefit of the quiet ambiance to play soccer on empty streets.
Enterprise actions have been largely suspended, with outlets, markets, and filling stations shut. Nonetheless, important employees, together with medical personnel and waste administration workers, continued to hold out their duties.
The Native Authorities Elections throughout Lagos are being performed to elect chairmen and councillors within the state’s 20 Native Authorities Areas and 37 Native Council Growth Areas. Governor Sanwo-Olu, anticipated to solid his vote on the Adeniji Adele polling unit, has but to reach as of the time of submitting this report.
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