Accreditation and voting started in the Edo State governorship election started at 9:00am at Iyamho Primary School that has two Polling Units, 001 and 002 in Etsako West local government area.
The Assistant Presiding Officer, Mr. Bello Segun, for Ward 10 Polling Unit 002, who is in national service as a member of National Youth Service Corps announced formalities for the election including observance of COVID-19 protocols like use of face mask, hand sanitizer and the courtesy of allowing People With Disability, the aged, pregnant women and women with infants to be attended to first. This announcement was interpreted into Afemai, the local language, for easy compression by the people.
As at 7.50am, few voters had arrived at Our Lady’s of Fatima College, Auchi, there were no officials.