Large turnout and empty streets in Anambra
There has been a massive turnout of voters in Anambra state and across the south-east of Nigeria.
As early as 06:00 GMT (07:00 local time) voters started trickling into the polling centres.
They were soon filled up, as electoral officers arrived and set up their equipment for the vote to commence.
By noon, the centres were busy with hundreds of voters trooping in to exercise their franchise.
Many of the voters say they were encouraged to come out because of the heavy presence of security deployed across the region.
Security checks were mounted at major road intersections both in the towns and rural communities.
Movement has been restricted today across the country, leaving major roads empty here.
Anambra is the home state of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who voted around noon along with his wife, at a polling centre near his house.
He has described the process as peaceful and well organised where he voted and noted that the security concerns in the south-east have been exaggerated.
In neighbouring Imo state electoral officers and voting materials were yet to arrive some polling centres by 13:00 GMT. Hundreds of voters say they have been waiting for hours to cast their vote, but so far, the wait has been in vain.
Enugu state, which also neighbours Anambra, has also seen a massive voter turnout. But most voters complain that the process of accreditation has been slow.
