INEC to extend voting time by hours lost

The Independent National Elector Commission (INEC) has said it will extend voting time by the hours lost.

The national Commissioner of the commission, Festus Okoye, made this known while briefing journalist at the International Conference Center in Abuja.

“What the commission has decided is that in any of the States where polls opened at 9’o clock, there will be an extension of one hour and it progresses that way,” he said.

Polls were supposed to open at 8a.m. and close by 2pm.

“In relation to the opening of polls in some of the states of the federation, as at 12noon, we recorded 100% opening of polls, some of them we recorded over 90% opening of poll,” he said.

“In Anambra as at 12 noon 90% of all the polling units had opened; in Edo state, 97%; in Ekiti, 100%; in the FCT we recorded 73%; in Katsina, 100%, in Kebbi, 100%, in Kogi, 91%, in Kwara, 96%, in Niger 99.35%, in Ogun, 74%, in Ondo, 100%, in Osun state, 100%, in Taraba, 69%, in Yobe, 69%.

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