Nigeria, June 20 -- The Commissioner of Police for the Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election, Abayomi Shogunle, has acknowledged the early voter turnout on Saturday, describing it as unprecedented.

Mr Shogunle's remarks followed the commencement of voting across various local government areas in the South-western state during Saturday's governorship election.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that both voters and election materials arrived early on Saturday at many polling units across the state to kickstart the gubernatorial election.

In a post on X, Mr Shogunle said there was high voter turnout within the first hour of the election, noting that the development was unprecedented.

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