AFP
18 Feb 2011
Student Yakubu Daniel ran his index finger over list after weathered list of voter names and mugshots Friday, searching for his own unsmiling face among those registered for
"It bothers me a lot," the 24-year-old said after failing to find his name.
The 63.9 million people registered ahead of the presidential election in Africa 's most populous nation should have returned to their polling sites this week to search for their names against lists prepared by the country's Independent National Electoral Commission.
However, many of the roughly 120,000 sites remained empty in large cities and rural lands, blocking people from the one chance to verify they can vote. Officials repeatedly promise the election will be free and fair in a country where elections remain plagued by fraud.
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