President Muhammadu Buhari has performed his civic duty by voting in his home town, in Daura, Katsina State.
President Buhari arrived at exactly 9:54 am at Polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A Ward, Daura Local Government area of the state in company with his wife, Hajia Aisha.
At the Presidential and National Assembly elections going on nationwide, voting started at Buhari’s Polling Unit, Kofar Baru (111) Gidan Niyam, exactly a few minutes past 8:00a.m. before his arrival.
Upon arrival, President Buhari and his wife first perused the voters register pasted on the wall, then presented his PVCs to the INEC officials, who then verified and accredited him with the BVAS machine before proceeding to the polling booth to thumbprint and subsequently waving the ballot paper before inserting them in the respective boxes.
In short remarks to the press, President Buhari said he was optimistic of victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were first seen using the BVAS to verify and accredit voters before allowing them to proceed to the polling booth, where they secretly thumbprint and subsequently drop it in the ballot boxes.
It was observed that the exercise was hitch-free as upon presentation of the Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), by the voters to a designated INEC official, the BVAS is then deployed to verify the data of the potential voter before allowing them to vote.
