Rivers polls: Late arrival of materials delay voting in some polling units, wards

As Rivers State people vote in the legislative re-run elections, late arrival of materials has delayed commencement of voting in some wards and units in the state.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent reports that voting was yet to commence at 10.45am in some wards and units due to delayed arrival of voting materials.
NAN gathered that the wards and units affected included Eleme, Ahoada-West, Etche, Bonny, Tai and Ikwerre Local Governments Areas.
Voters and party supporters were seen milling around polling units in Alesa and Ogale communities in Eleme council area awaiting the arrival of election materials.
Reports also showed that both materials and polling officers were yet to be seen at polling centres in Mbiama in Ahoada West council area as at the time of the report.
Ezenwa Nwagwu, an accredited Election Observer, commended the timely commencement of the elections in areas but heavy presence of security personnel in polling units in the Ogoni axis of the state.
Nwagwu said: “So far, voting has not commenced in the areas I have visited, but there is huge security presence.”