As early as 7am, people had started moving to the polling booths for accreditation in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State.
Officials of the Independent National Commission started arriving with voting materials from 7.15am, with some of them seen educating the electorate on the electoral processes.
At the last briefing of journalists by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Sam Olumekun, said 732,776 Permanent Voter Cards had been collected, representing over 70 per cent of registered voters, adding that over 2,000 smart card readers were deployed for the election.
Similarly, the Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, told journalists on Friday that the command had deployed 6,000 men and officers comprising the regular police and other sister security operatives in the state.
In addition, the CP said 100 patrol vehicles would be used to ensure security at the 2,289 voting units across the state.
At 04 Erinwa 1 in polling unit 006 local government library/lower Erinwa in Ise Ekiti, a large crowd of voters had already been on the line for accreditation.
A prospective voter, Femi Fagbemi, told our correspondent that though the card reader was a bit slow but the process was commendable.
Fagbemi said it took the card reader less than one minute to accredit his PVC.
The Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said the massive turnout was as a result of sensitization of the people. Adeyeye said the PDP had been able to take its message to the people.
He said President Goodluck Jonathan would go down in history as the best president that had ruled the country and achieved so much.
He said the President had taken a bold step to develop the country, adding that the opposition created “toxic atmosphere” during their campaign but said the argument had been deflated by the PDP.
He said it would be unfair to deny the South South their second chance since the South West had theirs through former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He boasted that Jonathan would win the election and appealed to General Mohammed Buhari of the All Progressives Congress to accept defeat in good faith.