Residents of Ede, Osun State, turned out in large numbers at various polling units on Saturday to participate in the ongoing governorship election.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), vehicles were seen as early as 6:30 a.m. conveying voters and some National Youth Service Corps members to different polling units ahead of the exercise.
Some voters arrived at their polling units as early as 6:40 a.m., waiting for INEC officials to verify their names and complete the accreditation process before casting their ballots.
Security personnel were also deployed to various locations across Ede North and Ede South Local Government Areas, manning checkpoints in compliance with the police restriction on vehicular movement.
Local election observers were equally spotted at some polling units, monitoring developments ahead of the commencement of voter accreditation.
Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) also arrived at several polling units from about 6:50 a.m., ahead of the arrival of INEC officials with election materials.
While accreditation had commenced at some polling units, INEC officials had yet to display the lists of eligible voters at some other locations visited.
Among the polling units visited were Sagba Agbogunde Ward 2, Unit 9; Adogbe Ward 3, Unit 5; and CAC Ward 4, Unit 2, all in Ede North Local Government Area.
Others included Orita Alajue Ward 5, Unit 1; Obalaoye Unit 5, Ward 2; and Agip Ward 2, Unit 3, in Ede South Local Government Area.
Ede is the hometown of Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party.