The PDP said that its candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, was in clear lead before the process was compromised by INEC.
The voters, who faulted the late arrival of materials and ad hoc staffers, ran to their various homes and brought their power banks for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials
The 2.5 million eligible voters are to exercise their franchise in the 5,720 polling units in the 326 electoral wards in the state.
The INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, while briefing journalists, said that the commission was fully prepared for the election exercise.
No individual is permitted to go to the polling units and provide any other means of identification other than the PVC.
The 1.6 million eligible voters represents 84 per cent of the 1.9 million registered population in the state.
Mr Yunusa said the BVAS had been tested to ensure its efficacy and capability to stimulate the electronic transmission of election results during elections.
Foreigners from Niger Republic, Ghana and Benin Republic were caught with PVCs during a patrol by immigration officers within the Ilorin metropolis.
The figure is an improvement from the more than 470,000 uncollected PVCs in the state in 2022.
Mr Obi also promised to address security challenges bedevilling the country, especially the North.
