Eighteen political parties and candidates are in the governorship race and voting is expected to take place across more than 5,000 polling units spread across the 21 local governments of the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said ahead of the election that there are 2.5 million registered voters and 5,720 polling units in the state but there will be no voting in 86 of them because there are no registered voters there.
Newsflash Nigeria is on the ground in the state to bring you updates as the election progresses.
9:04 am: Voting commences at Unit 10, Amawbia 1, Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka.
