LASIEC officials absent as Lagos voters await polls in Ikoyi, Obalende

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Polling units in the Awolowo Road area of Ikoyi, Lagos, experienced significant delays, with Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission officials yet to arrive as of 8:51am on Saturday.

Our correspondent observed that many of these polling units were deserted, save for a handful of patient voters awaiting the election officers.

Specifically, at Polling Unit 29, near the Federal Service Club, only a single party agent was present, also awaiting LASIEC officials.

The situation in the Obalende area was equally slow to start, with several youths seen playing football as late as 9:15am.

At Polling Unit 29, located near the Federal Service Club, only one party agent was present, also awaiting LASIEC officials.

In the Obalende area, as of 9:15am, several youths were seen playing football on the road while security personnel were actively controlling the situation and instructing them to remove makeshift barricades.

Meanwhile, vehicular and pedestrian movement came to a standstill around the Berger and Awolowo axis, as security operatives patrolled the area to ensure order and voter safety.

However, at polling units on Odo street and Igbo street in Obalende, LASIEC officials and party agents were seen on the ground, preparing for the commencement of voting.

Similarly, from Obalende, Ije Market, Dodan Barracks and surrounding areas indicate a peaceful environment as residents, voters, and security operatives await the arrival of electoral materials.

As at 9:00am, a calm scene was observed where voters, election observers, and police officers were waiting patiently at polling centres.

In Ije Market, traders were seen cleaning their stalls, while at Dodan Barracks, youths played football and street vendors displayed their goods, turning the area into a mix of civic and commercial activity.