As of 8:30 am, voting had commenced at Eguare Primary School, Ward 2, Ujogba, in Esan West Local Government Area.
DAILY POST reports that voters were present at Units 2, 3, and 11.
Personnel from the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were stationed at the voting centers.
Speaking after casting his ballot, a septuagenarian, Pa Robert Aiguekhagbon, commended the peaceful and orderly conduct of the voting exercise.
He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sustain the peaceful process and appealed to those who had not yet voted to continue conducting themselves peacefully.