Voting in parts of Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory was disrupted by confusion over voter registers and allegations of inducement at some polling units.
At Polling Unit 002, Pilot Science Nursery and Primary School, Kwali Ward, several voters were stranded on Saturday after failing to locate their names on the register, despite arriving early to cast their ballots.
At about 9:30 am, many were seen moving between notice boards searching for their details.
Technical staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, however, explained the difficulty stemmed from the redistribution of voters after densely populated polling units were split and reassigned to nearby centres to ease congestion.
A party agent of the Peoples Democratic Party also advised voters to check multiple lists posted within the premises to confirm their designated polling units.
One of the voters, Juma Bako, expressed frustration, saying she felt excluded while others around her voted.
Meanwhile, at Polling Unit 012 in Kwali Primary School II, some men alleged to be supporters of the All Progressives Congress were observed writing down names and distributing sachets of water to voters in the queue, raising concerns about possible vote inducement.
Despite these incidents, voting continued in several other units across Kwali, with security personnel present and accreditation proceeding calmly in most locations.
