The Nigerian Presidential and Senate election will take place on the 14th of February and that of Governorship and State House of assembly members will be on the 28th of February. In the light of this, we have taken time to get answer the question “How do I vote in Nigeria?” We are doing this because we know that for some persons this will be the first time they will be voting in an INEC election. The information here was gotten from the official INEC website.



VOTER REGISTRATION
Step 1: A Nigerian citizen who is eligible to vote, goes to the INEC website to locate his Polling Unit.

Step 2: The citizen goes to the chosen Polling Unit to register

Step 3: The citizen would have his/her picture taken and his/her details captured.

Step 4: The citizen would be given a Voter ID card which makes him/her eligible to vote on election day.

ELECTION DAY:

STAGE 1: ACCREDITATION

Step 1: Go to the Polling Unit you were registered with your voter registration card ad join the queue

Step 2: Present your Voter registration card to the INEC official and ensure that your name is the register

Step 3: Your finger would be marked with ink to show that you have been accredited.

STAGE 2: VOTING

Step 1: Join the queue with the intention of casting your vote

Step 2: When it gets to your turn, ensure your name is ticked in the voter register

Step 3: You would be given a ballot paper listing out the political parties

Step 4: Enter the booth and select your preferred candidate

Step 5: Place your ballot paper in the ballot box

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