The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on Saturday, said voters in Ologbosere primary school, ward 4 with 40 units and other polling units they visited were not observing the COVID-19 guidelines as stipulated in the INEC policy.
Wilson Manji, the deputy project coordinator, told newsmen that although the voters were all wearing face masks, they did not maintain social distancing.
According to him, the polling officers came with hand sanitisers and thermometers to check the temperature of every voter.
On his part, the Head, INEC Voter Education and Publicity, Timidi Wariowei, told newsmen at INEC office in Benin that most of the polling units and voting points started voting at 8:30 am.
Wariowei, however, said he observed that the voters were all wearing face masks but did not maintain social distancing.
