25th February, 2023
Cecilia Ijuo
Security has been beefed up at the Municipal office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Karu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in preparation for Saturday’s elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 11 military vehicles on patrol made a stopover at the office, which caused some minutes of gridlock, prompting motorists to divert to other routes.
Also, several Police officers were seen patrolling the vicinity, while some men of the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) were equally seen in and around the area.
Meanwhile, the office was a beehive of activities as materials were being sorted and dispatched to Wuse, Gwarimpa and other wards under the municipal.
Several vehicles were seen as late as 8: 30 p.m carrying materials from the office to the various voting points.
NAN reports that expectations were high among business operators and residents as many were seen discussing about the likely outcome of the election.
Some residents interviewed by NAN expressed their readiness to vote for their preferred candidates on election day.
A businesswoman, Amanda, said in spite of her busy schedule, she made out time to collect her Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).
According to her, she has decided to carry out her civic responsibility to choose leaders that would take the country to the “promised land”.
An elderly man, who gave his name as Yakubu, said the 2023 election would be a deciding moment for the country.
He said he would go out very early on Saturday to cast his vote.
He further said all his family members of voting age also had their PVCs and would be going out to vote.
The Presidential and National Assembly elections are taking place today, Saturday, Feb. 25 while the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections have been scheduled by INEC for March 11.