Thousands of internally displaced people in Yobe and Borno States filled out early Saturday morning to be accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission officials for the elections.
In Borno, about 70, 000 IDPs are expected to vote in the state capital in camps situated in the metropolis.
Voting will take place in at least 16 local government areas, according to the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Samuel Madaki.
Our correspondent, who was at some of the voting centres at the IDPs camps in Maiduguri metropolis, saw a large turn of voters on queues waiting to be accredited by INEC officials.
Our correspondent visited the Government College Maiduguri camp, NYSC camps for Bama IDPs and Yerwa where the people had problems with the card reader.
The state’s Governor, Kashim Shettima, was accredited at his Shettimari 1 polling unit, Lawan Bukar ward, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.
In Polo Area of Maiduguri, only 10 people out of 100 eligible voters were recognized by the card reader at the Mohammed Maina polling unit 069.
In Yobe, there were also impressive turnouts at the designated voting centres across the state.
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam who travelled to his Bukarti home town was accredited at the Bukar Primary School.
The state’s former governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, was accredited at the IDPs voting camp in Damaturu.
