Accreditation was incomplete in Eleme Local Government Area, LGA, and voting did not take place in most of the polling units due to disruption by some party agents who insisted that voting will take place unless they see the result sheets. It was for this same reason that Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers State, did…
Lagos: Card Reader Performance Flaws Election
The Presidential and National Assembly elections held today have been flawed by poor Smart Card Reader, SCR performance in Lagos State. Briefing journalists on update of the elections at about 4pm today, Akin Orebiyi, Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner asked his team to use manual verification process as alternative in cases where the Smart Card Readers,…
Accident on Election Day
The driver of this car was at Coca-cola junction Alausa, Lagos, probably fascinated by the absence of traffic on a road that is normally too busy for free movement of vehicles.
Card Reader Hitches in Abuja
Accreditation has ended in some polling centres in Abuja, while it is ongoing in other places. there were a few hiccups during the accreditation. card readers could not identify many finger prints and they had to be accredited manually. Voting tags were not provided for most polling centres, forcing the INEC Poll officers to fabricate…
Voting Begins in Oyo
Voting has commenced in some parts of Oyo State like Akanran, Oluyole, Bere,and many other places while accreditation is still ongoing at units 22, 23 and 24 in Felele and few other areas of the state.
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,…
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…
Imo: Late Arrival of Materials Slow Process
Election materials arrived late in most polling stations in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. In Umuokara Iheanakwe ward, election materials and officials arrived at about 10:30 am. Accreditation soon got underway but the card reader machine slowed down the process.
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