{"id":83245,"date":"2023-02-25T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T09:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-poll-voting-commences-in-ogun"},"modified":"2023-02-25T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T10:41:39","slug":"2023-poll-voting-commences-in-ogun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-poll-voting-commences-in-ogun","title":{"rendered":"2023 poll: Voting commences in Ogun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Voting has commenced in some polling units across the 20 local governments area of Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>At Ward 6, Unit 11, Sokoya Memorial School, Sagamu, voting started around 9am.<\/p>\n<p>The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,<\/p>\n<p>members and other ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as security agents were already performing their duties.<\/p>\n<p>While some voters were on queue, others were seen checking their names on the voters\u2019 register pasted on the wall.<\/p>\n<p>It is the same scenario at unit 03, Isote in Sagamu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Voting has commenced in some polling units across the 20 local governments area of Ogun State. At Ward 6, Unit 11, Sokoya Memorial School, Sagamu, voting started around 9am. 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