Only one out of five card readers is working at Ward 9, Unit 7, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, LGA, where Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship, candidate, has just been accredited. A lot of people are waiting on the queue for just one card reader.
Sambo Through With Accreditation
Namadi Sambo, vice president, has just been successfully accredited at the Swimming Pool polling unit, Police College, Kaduna. The process which lasted for less than one minute. He said he is satisfied with d process and called on Nigerians to turn out en mass to vote.
Massive Turnout of Voters in Katsina State
In many parts of Katsina State, voters have turned out in large numbers and the card readers are working perfectly. Yau Gojo Gojo, speaker Katsina House of Assembly, says he is sure of victory for PDP candidates.
Accreditation Starts In Somolu
More than 90 minutes after the accreditation process of the 2015 general election was supposed to commence, many polling units have just commenced the accreditation of registered voters in Somolu Local Government Area. Residents of the area, most of whom expressed satisfaction with the accreditation process, are seen being attended to by the officials of…
Card Reader Palava in Kaduna
Card Readers at Swimming Pool Police College polling unit may likely delay the voting process. It is taking card readers at least four minutes to accredit voters. Some voters have accused electoral officers of lacking competence.
Sambo’s Dilemma
It is not certain where Namadi Sambo, vice president, will vote. There are speculations that he is changing polling units to avoid defeat at his ward as was the case in 2011. A source said he is likely to vote at the polling unit near the Swimming Pool at the Police College, Kaduna. Meanwhile accreditation…
Election: Trouble Looms in Ifako Ijaiye, Ojokoro Area
Trouble looms in the Ifako Ijaiye, Ojokoro area of Lagos this morning as agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC, complain that they have been deliberately prevented from monitoring the election by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. For instance, at the African Church Primary School Polling Unit, Ifako Ijaiye Local government area,…
Accreditation Begins in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State
10.04am: A fairly long queue has just been formed for accreditation to start at Ward 9, Unit 7, Obio-Akpor LGA, where gunshots were heard a few minutes ago.
Lagos: Tight Security In INEC Office
There is watertight security in the Lagos State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Saturday morning as the Commission’s collation officers are about to leave for the various registration centers in the state. As at the time of filing this report, the officers who are to collate the votes at the various…
Bomb Scare in Enugu
Bomb blast rocks Women Training Centre, New Layout voting centre, Enugu. The commissioner of police in Enugu, Dan Bature, confirmed the bomb blast saying his men detonated two other explosives.