Nigerian National Assembly Election

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A man holds his voters card during the re-held National Assembly election.

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A man lifts his arms in joy as he is about the cast his vote in the Nigerian National Assembly election.

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This man has regitered to vote but his name was not on the list at the polling station. He said up to 70% of voters names were not present on the final list.

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Francis Duru, a Nollywood actor hold up his voters card during Nigeria's National Election.

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A man votes while others wait their turn during the National Assembly election in Nigeria.

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Two women show their voter registration cards during the Nigerian National Assembly election.

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Nigerians proudly show their voters cards during the re-held Nigerian National Assembly election.

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Security is watchful during the Nigerian National Assembly elections.

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Police and INEC arrive to sort out polling booth irregularities.

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A woman casts her vote in the Nigerian National Assembly elections.

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Nigerians queue for hours to cast a vote in the Nigerian National Assembly election.

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National Youth Service members run the accreditation process during Nigeria's re-held National Assembly election.

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Nigerians queue for hours to cast a vote in the National Assembly election.

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Deserted streets in Nigeria's capital Abuja, during the re-held National Assembly election.

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A woman casts her vote in the Nigerian National Assembly elections.

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At 4pm this polling booth had yet to cast a single vote.

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A woman casts her vote in the Nigerian National Assembly elections.

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A man votes during the Nigerian National Assembly election.

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Photos from the Nigerian National Assembly Election, Abuja and Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Elections in Nigeria are democratic forms of choosing representatives to the Nigerian federal government and the various states in Nigeria.

After being delayed twice, the Nigerian National Assembly elections took place on the 9th April, 2011.

In Nasarawa State and Abuja, most voters were calm and excited to vote in an election they saw as being the fairest and most open in Nigeria's history.

Some names were missing from the electoral role. Mostly this was an isolated event but at one polling stating in Maitama, Abuja over half the names were missing. At 4:30 pm police arrived and allowed those whose names were missing but were registered, to vote.

The turnout seemed low and at one polling station outside the Chief's Palace in Nasarawa State, 5730 voters were registered but only 493 were accredited on the day. At the Whitehouse Police Station No. 10 polling booth, Nasarawa State, 6221 were registered and only 1288 were accredited on the day.

The accreditation and voting process was slow and the crowds were large at some polling stations. If there is a larger turnout for next weeks presidential election it will be difficult for the accreditation and voting process to be completed in time.