The Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election was characterised by low voter turnout in Gombe metropolis.
The exercise also recorded low turnout of voters in Funakaye and Kwami.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise on Saturday, reports that few voters had turned out for the election in some of the polling units visited in the metropolis.
At some of the polling booths election officials equipped with election materials were at the centers as early as 7:00 am, waiting for the voters.
NAN reports that the exercise began at about 8:50 in some of the centres amid low voter turnout.
Ms Princess Ayuba, a Presiding Officer (PO), Doma Area Court PU, said that election officers arrived at the centre as early as 7:00 a.m.
She said that voting commenced at about 8:50 a.m, adding that the exercise was being conducted smoothly.
Low voter turnout was also recorded at Doma and State Library polling units, as few voters joined the queues to cast their votes.
However, in some polling units, the exercise witnessed high numbers of female voters, who trooped out en masse to exercise their franchise.
The exercise was generally peaceful in Gombe metropolis as security agencies, including the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives were seen manning the polling units, while people were going about their normal businesses.
