President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife Aisha and other family members have cast their votes at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A, Kofar Baru, Daura, Katsina State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president and his wife arrived at the polling unit at about 9.57am amid cheers from fellow voters.
The president, who was accredited immediately after arriving at the unit, cast his vote after undergoing verification by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Buhari then displayed his ballot paper as the crowd at the polling unit insisted to see it and he responded cheerfully.
He urged all the candidates to accept the outcome of the elections as the choice of the people.