Anxious voters queued up shortly after accreditation at 2:00 pm at Ward 11, Unit 1 in Port Harcourt.
Accreditation Troubles in Ojodu
Intending voters lament at one of the polling units in Ojodu area of Lagos as one of the presiding officers said accreditation will end soon and voting will commence by 1.30pm. Hearing this, many intending voters who are yet to be accredited began to shout No! They argued that the INEC officials came late. Some…
Voting Yet to Commence in Katsina
Voting is yet to start in many polling centres in katsina as at 1:30 pm while accreditation still ongoing. Muhammadu Buhari, APC’s Presidential candidate, is expected to cast his vote anytime from now as the world press await him.
Low Turnout of Voters Recorded at Ijapo, Akure
There is low turnout of voters at Ijapo Estate in Akure, Ondo State. At the two polling units in Ward 4 where accreditation is ongoing, INEC adhoc staff were seen punching the keypads of their blackberry phones. Olatunde Adebiyi, an adhoc staff, bemoaned the turnout of voters.”I really do not understand why people are not…
Polls Security: Ona Ara Residents Express Fear
Voters in some parts of Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State, have expressed fear over insufficient number of security personnel deployed to some polling units. Most of the polling zones visited by this reporter have only one policeman each attached to a unit while there are no security personnel in some zones. Moshood Saheed,…
Ekiti: Mixed Reactions Trail Alleged Attack on Ojudu
Femi Ojudu, a Senator representing Ekiti Central, has alleged that a group of gunmen attacked his residence along Iworoko road, Ado Ekiti, around 2am on Saturday. “Gunmen attacked my house shooting sporadically, left and came back around 4am but were restricted by some policemen that came after the first attack,” he said. However, Dipo Anisulowo,…
INEC Reclaims Website from Hackers
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reclaimed its website which was hacked and held for over one hour by a group known as Nigeria Cyber Army. The group wrote on the website interface warning INEC not to rig in today’s election or risk facing their wrath as representatives of Nigerian youths. However, down the…
El-Rufai Happy With Performance of Card Readers
Nasir El-Rufai, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Kaduna State, said he is satisfied with the performance of card readers. He has, however, called on INEC to investigate the late arrival of electoral materials at many polling units in Kaduna.
Accreditation Continues in Oyo State
While accreditation continues in most parts of Oyo State, there are reports of faulty card readers in some areas and some INEC officials missing their way around. While these issues are being fixed by INEC, soldiers could be seen manning some major roads in the state. In fact there are more security personnel in Oluyole…
Accreditation Proceeding At Slow Pace in Lagos
At the African Church, College Road, Ifako-Ijaiye area and Unit 6, Haruna, Ifako-Ijaiye, the card readers encountered some challenges. The machine could not capture the finger prints of about six persons but the INEC officials on duty asked them to write their names on the incident list and also said that they would vote as…
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