From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory(FCT), commissioner of police, Sadik Abubakar, has toured Bwari Area Council to monitor the security situation in ongoing presidential elections in the area.
The commissioners accompanied by security personnel from the NSCDC, VIO and other security agencies visited some polling units at Dutse Alhaji, Bwari Central about ten polling units in the area council.
In one of the polling units visited the polling officers complained about the non availability of ink for voters to thumbprint and cast their votes.
The polling officers said they arrived the unit at about 8;30, but could not commenced the process because of shortage of ink. According to them the ones they were given is faint thereby making it difficult to appear brightly on the ballot papers.
They however said that they were able to contact the INEC office who sent in more inks with which they used to commence the process.
In another polling units at Bwari near hospital, the polling officers complained over late arrival of voting materials which made the process to start late.
They expressed the hole that they would be able to conclude the process on schedule.
At Bwari central unit where over nineteen polling units is located, voters turned out in their numbers to cast their votes. I’m some
Of the units, voting started at about nine o’clock while others commenced voting at about noon due to poor malfunctioning of the BVAS which had network issues.
But in all, the entire process was crisis free as voters conducted themselves to cast their votes.