Nigerian voters' views: Polling day

Our panel of Nigerian voters share their voting experiences and describe how it was for them at the polls to elect a new president.

Abdulkadir Sani Primary teacher, 32 Kano, biggest northern city "The elections were very calm at my polling station" Sha'aya'u Aminu Student, 23 Katsina, north-west region "There were long queues but it was peaceful" Nurudeen Tiamiyu Government parastatal, 37 Abuja, capital "The exercise was characterised by late starts" Kate Oil company engineer, 31 Lagos, commercial capital "I didn't go out and vote today. I was scared"

Bayo Ashola Communications, 25 Bauchi, north-east region "I stayed and waited till all the votes were counted" Donaman Atezan Mathematics student, 25 Gboko, central region "Up to now I am still waiting. It is bad news" Chukwuma Odelugo Lawyer, 45 Enugu, south-east region "I didn't vote. They didn't show up. I wasn't surprised" Dr Tarry Asoka Health advisor, 45 Port Harcourt, Niger Delta "I feel relief that these polls have passed"

We asked our panel to relate their voting experiences on 21 April, the day that Africa's most populous nation went to the polls to choose a new leader.

Read their experiences and then click on the link below to respond to their comments and have your say.

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The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.