 Now, despite the cancellation of seat-at-home order by the media and publicity secretary for iPOP, Emma Paffle, virtually all the southeast region observed total lockdown. On each river, Niger Bridge was empty as no vehicular and human movement was seen there. All the markets in a number of states were shut down and shops at streets in the 190 and 179 communities were closed. Mary Ann O'Connor reports. It's 24 hours to D-Day election day in Anambara state and we are live in Oka, the state capital. Normally a day-to-elections, you would see people crowd-market areas and supermarkets, public spaces in a final bid to get to stock up their kitchens, their pantries and their homes as against the election weekend but that is not the case today in Oka as many are still afraid to come out of their homes for fear of the unknown. All hands are on deck to make sure that tomorrow becomes a reality and preparations are being made to forestall every form of violence and issues that may negate a peaceful, free, fair and credible elections. Enough of threats and I haven't drawn into people's ears and minds so they are afraid. That's all. They are afraid to come out. We are just praying that this will not happen tomorrow but I still have my fears that not many people can come out. We have before now the tension in Anambara as far as government connection and Anambara state is concerned. I think our people here were ready to go for the election and I'm also very happy particularly as a social commentator but I thought which is a very big question here has denounced the one week sit down or sit at home and our people were very happy and I really want to appreciate the empire over there for listening to the voice of the people, for taking the people into cognizance, for feeling the way the people are feeling and were ready to go for the election. The situation of things that we already seen because they said today also is a sit at home, you understand me and a couple with the public or the state government put for upcoming election tomorrow so that is why everywhere is like this. If God keep us alive tomorrow and we are what we want tomorrow in this country is peace. We don't want anarchy, we don't want fight, we don't want kata kata. As far as there is a security, you can see them passing so that we can change government, you understand? If we don't do that then can do anything to take over Anambara so we have to come and vote. The hopes of government, governorship candidate and the election observers is that with the IPOP statement on relaxing the sit at home order, this will boost voters confidence and allow for free fair and credible elections. Mary-Anna Kohn for PLOS TV Africa.