People were still voting across Nigeria Sunday morning, the day after Africa's most populous nation was supposed to have completed presidential and parliamentary elections.
Votes were being cast in Benue, Adamawa and Bayelsa states, while ballots were being tallied in places where voting was complete with preliminary results expected as early as Sunday evening, election observers said.
Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues, though other observers pointed to the upheaval created by a redesigned currency that has left many unable to obtain bank notes. The cash shortage affected transport not only for voters but also for election workers and police officers providing security.
On Saturday, Associated Press journalists saw armed men pull up to a voting station in a minibus, fire shots in the air and snatch the presidential ballot box. The shots sent voters screaming and scattering, and ballots strewn across the floor."They employed various strategies to make sure that we do not continue to vote," said Emmanuel Ogbu.
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