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Four days to the
National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral
Commission on its tweeter post said it is ready to ensure free and fair
elections in Nigeria, urging voters to go out and exercise their rights.

It urged that incidents and developments during the elections be reported to the tweeter platform called @inecnigeria.

The commission listed the procedure for ensuring a successful voting activity:

>>Take your Voter’s Card to the polling unit where you registered recently to be accredited between 8am-12noon.

>>During the
accreditation stage, an appropriate finger of your left hand will be
marked with indelible ink as proof of accreditation.

>>Anyone who
fails to join the queue by 12 noon when the poll orderly stands behind
the last person will not be eligible for accreditation, but whoever is
already waiting in the queue before 12:00 noon will get accredited no
matter the time.

>>Please note
that anyone without his/her Voter’s Card has no business going near the
polling centre as he/she will not be accredited.

>>After your
accreditation, you must be back on the queue at 12:30 p.m. for another
head count of accredited voters who show up to vote.

>>There will
be a head count, and the number of accredited voters will be announced
loudly by the Presiding Officer to all present.

>>Anyone who
shows up after the head count is taken will not be allowed to join the
queue, though he/she may have been earlier accredited.

>>During the
voting process, after the polling officials have verified your
accreditation, appropriate finger of your right hand will be marked
with indelible ink as proof of your having shown up to vote.

>>Thereafter, you will be issued with ballot papers signed, stamped and dated appropriately by the Presiding Officer.

>>On getting
the ballot paper, you’ll move to the voting cubicle compartment to
fingerprint the space for the party candidate of your choice

>>You’ll then return into the open and proceed to drop the ballot in the transparent Ballot Box provided.

>>Please note that Voting closes for each polling unit when the last person on the queue votes.

>>After
voting, you may remain at the polling unit until the votes are sorted,
counted and the tally announced by the Presiding Officer.

>>You must conduct yourself in a peaceful and orderly manner if you choose to stay behind and await the tally.

>>Adequate provisions have been made by INEC to enable physically challenged persons to exercise their franchise.

>>Please note that proxy voting will on no account be allowed.

>>INEC’s Blackberry PIN released: 2687A1CA