Large numbers of people are turning out to register to vote in Nigeria, but the registration drive is still having technical and organizational problems in its second day.
An aggressive television and radio campaign has motivated many people to come out to register, but laptop computers, cameras, and printers are reported to be malfunctioning at multiple locations.
Volunteers began signing up voters Saturday in 120,000 polling stations across Africa's most populous country. An estimated 70 million people are eligible to vote.
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, who will run as the ruling party's candidate in the April election, registered to vote on Saturday.
The ruling party has won every presidential election since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999.
Mr. Jonathan became president in May when his predecessor, Umaru Yar'Adua, died three years into what was expected to be an eight-year presidency
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