LIVE: #EkitiDecides: Accreditation, voting begin statewide as residents choose next governor
Today, would-be voters across Ekiti, a state in South-West Nigeria, are trooping to the polls to elect a governor for the next four years. They will either re-elect the incumbent or choose a new governor to lead the state. They are gearing up to exercise their franchise from 8:30 a.m., when voting begins, until 2:30 p.m., when polling areas will close before counting begins.
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