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The late start of voting. late arrival of polling officials, voting materials, and in some cases, the delivery of wrong materials at polling stations across the country, were some of the lapses that had happened on election day, according to the head of the mission, Ernest Bai Koroma
The head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission said the voting process in Nigeria’s presidential election was marred by irregularities. The late start of voting, late arrival of polling officials, voting materials, and in some cases, the delivery of wrong materials at polling stations across the country, were some of the lapses that had happened on election day, according to the head of the mission, Ernest Bai Koroma.
As a result, people continued casting ballots on Sunday even though the general election, which included choosing a new national legislature, should have ended on Saturday. The former president of Sierra Leone added, however, that major political parties did have representatives at most polling stations.
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Concerns were also raised by some of the presidential candidates, through their supporters and parties, about irregularities during the vote. But while noting issues reported by observers in the field, Koroma urged candidates to respect the outcome of the polls.
