Most polling stations across Sokoto State opened for accreditation at 8 a.m. ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
When press correspondents visited the stations in parts of Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Wamakko, Tambuwal, Isa and Sabo Birni Local Government Areas, voters queued for accreditation.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Sadique, said that no fewer than 20, 000 ad-hoc staff were involved in the conduct of the elections in the state.
Sadique said that most of the ad hoc electoral officers were drawn from National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) and Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.
Recall that the state governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, had in a special broadcast on Friday, appealed to the people to conduct themselves peacefully while exercising their franchise. He assured that necessary security arrangements had been made to protect lives and property before, during and after the elections.
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