The former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in the company of his wife, Patience and other family members casted his vote at about 11.15am at his native home, Otueke in Bayelsa state.
The former President admonished desperate politicians who sees election as a do or die affair.
His words:” politicians who want to rig the election through monetary inducement are thieves and armed robbers. They should not force themselves on the people.”
Jonathan also criticized stuff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for starting the election relatively late.
“I have witnessed elections in other countries, and see the orderly manner voters and umpires of the process conduct themselves.
“Before 6.00am, you find large number of voters already queue, waiting anxiously to cast their votes. But here, by 9.00am, stuff of INEC were yet to be ready for the exercise. This is not good for the development of our democracy,” he said.
The former President however enjoined the people to remain peaceful so that the electoral process would be seamless.
