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  • Smartcard reader rejects Dogara’s finger-print

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, was on Saturday rejected by the Smart Card Reader at his Gwaranga primary school polling unit of Gwaranga town in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

    A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that Dogara arrived the polling unit at about 9:44 a.m., but the Card Reader failed to authenticate his finger-print, as a result of which he had to use the authentication form to vote.

    His wife, Mrs Gimbiya Dogara, however voted smoothly without any hitch.

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    Speaking after casting his vote, the Speaker commended the orderly conduct of the elections at his polling unit.

    He said that he was not aware of how the exercise was going on in other places, but added that if the situation were the same in other units, then INEC had done a good job.

    Dogara expressed optimism about his chances of winning a re-election to the House of Reps.

  • Voters’ names missing on manual lists in Suleja, Tafa

    Many polling units under Suleja and Tafa Local government areas of Niger State experienced some hitches during the presidential and national assembly elections yesterday.

    The hitches mainly centred on some individuals with Permanent Voters Card (PVC) not finding their names on the manual list pasted at the polling units.

    In some of the polling units, such individuals whose names were missing on the manual list were accepted by the card readers and were able to vote successfully.

    But others were not lucky as they could not vote at their polling units.

    While some of the units experienced problem controlling the large crowd that turned up to exercise their civic responsibility, others complained of inadequate provision of writing markers, stamp pads and inks.

    But none of the polling units visited by our correspondent complained of inadequate ballot papers or problem with the card readers.

    In most of the polling units, accreditation and election started by 8.00a.m while most of the voters reported to their polling units before 7.00a.m.

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    Pulling units visited by our correspondent in Suleja included Tungasasauni polling unit 013, Bakin-Iku Filling Station polling unit 007, Bakin-Iku Primarily School polling unit 012 with three voting points.

    Others were Gwazunu 1 polling unit 008 and Gwazunu II polling unit 009.

    Under Tafa local government, polling units visited included Gidan-Isua polling unit 0010, Gidan-Gwamna I polling unit 009, Gauraka Primary School I polling unit 001 with three voting points and Angwa-Tiv polling unit 006 all in Gauraka village.

    At the Bakin-Iku Filling Station, polling unit 007 where accreditation and voting started around 9.07a.m, Iluwa Abdukareem, whose name was missing on the manual list was accepted by the card reader and voted at the unit.

    At the polling unit, there were complaints of provision of only one writing marker while no stamp pad was provided at all for the exercise.

    The Presiding Officer (PO) for Gauraka Primary School I polling unit 001, Misbahuden Mohammed, controlling three voting points said, “Everything is going on well here. So far, we have no single challenge here except controlling the crowd. We have also put that under control.”

    But one Daura Abdulrahim, showing our correspondent his voter’s card for the polling unit, complained that he could not find his name on all the manual lists pasted at the polling unit.

  • We‘ll cancel polls where ballot boxes were snatched – REC

    Mr Mike Igini, the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), says the commission will cancel polls in units where ballot boxes are snatched in the state.

    Igini said this while addressing newsmen on the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom on Saturday.

    “We are able to deliver ballot papers and result sheets in various polling units apart from few that have one challenge or the other.

    “What I can tell you emphatically is that there is no election, where there is snatching of ballot papers or result sheets are taken to private homes or somewhere to thumb print.

    “We will not accept it, those things are not going to work here and we are not going to accept it. Those areas will stand as cancelled and we will take them as non events,” igini said

    He however, said that the conduct of the elections was not completely 100 per cent, adding that elections did not start accordingly in few centres in the state due to some challenges.

    Igini said the commission had learned lessons and promised to improve on the governorship elections.

    He added that the commission was able to deliver election materials to all polling units across the state.

    Igini said the elections were paradigm shift, saying that Akwa Ibom had not been conducting elections in the past.

    He expressed displeasure over irregularities in some local government areas in the state.

    The REC said that there were little skirmishes in some local government areas, including Ukanafun, Ikono and Oron.

    “It is for us to study what has happened and I am also waiting to see the number of arrests that has been made by now.

    “This thing that happened is deliberately done by politicians, thugs and conspiracy, we want to see if security personnel will be able to arrest culprits in connection to the disruption we saw,” igini said.

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    He said that some politicians massively resisted the enthronement of free, fair and credible elections that the commission tried to ensure, hence the issues.

    Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Odiko MacDon said that no casualties had been reported.

    He however, said that the command was waiting for the announcement of the election results, adding that there and then, there may be some skirmishes.

    MacDon described the election as peaceful and that Akwa Ibom people came out en mass to cast their votes.

  • PDP leads Gwarimpa, Life camp polling units

    The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) on Saturday led in the Presidential and National Assembly elections at the LEA Primary School, Galadima, polling unit, Gwarimpa and Life Camp polling unit.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting ended in the units at 3.p.m., while that of the Model City Gate, Gwarimpa Polling Unit ended at 4:30p.m.

    At LEA Primary School, only the Presidential results were ready with PDP having 707, and APC got 194, out of a total votes of 879, while invalid votes were 112.

    However, the Presiding Officer, Auwal Kundi said that the results for the Senate and Legislature were not ready, adding that they would be concluded on Sunday morning.

    Kundi complained that provisions were not made for food and drink since they came to the unit in the early hours of the burning.

    “Can you imagine that up till now, we have not taken anything,’’ he said.

    Similarly, PDP led the Presidential election in Gwarimpa Model School Polling unit 024 with total votes of 673, with APC having 272, other parties had 30 votes and 45 invalid votes were recorded.

    PDP also won the Senatorial and House of Representative with 645 votes and 621, while APC got 273 for Senatorial seat and 276 votes for House of Representative.

    Similarly, at Gwarimpa Model Gate Polling Unit 013B, the results were – Pesidential, APC- 215, PDP- 973; Senate, APC-233, PDP- 923, House of Representative; APC-227, while PDP got 887 votes,’’ he said.
    At Efab Estate Lifecamp Unit 017, PDP won the senatorial seat with 844 votes ,while APC got 267 votes and for the seat of House of Representatives, PDP got 798 and APC got 270 votes.

    PDP won the Presidential position with total votes of 833 votes while APC got 258 votes, according to the Presiding Officer, Mr Bede Nwankwo.

    Meanwhile, a voter, Mr Anthony Asonaya, at the LEA Primary School, Galadima, Gwarimpa polling unit donated a generator for INEC complete the collation of results, which extended to as late as 9 p.m.

    Asonaya said he had been providing generator in that unit for the past three elections since 2011 to support the process.

    He said that his motivation was to ensure that the process was transparent and went smoothly.

    “Above all, my love for the country has made me to help INEC in the exercise,’’ he said.

  • Presiding officers announce elections’ results at units’ level

    The Presiding Officers (POs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have started announcing the results of presidential and national assembly elections at polling units across Mopamuro LGA of Kogi State.

    Some of the results of the polling units as announced by the presiding officers are as follows:

    Ward 06 (Orokere), Unit 001
    Presiding Officer: Mr Charles Bassey.
    President:
    APC = 90, PDP= 100, ADC = Nil
    Senate:
    APC=96, PDP=82, ADC=22
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=93, PDP=45, ADC=56.

    Ward 06, Unit 002
    Presiding Officer: Mr Adigizi Bitrus Cornelius.
    President:
    APC =54 , PDP=112
    Senate:
    APC=56, PDP=99
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=66, PDP=58, ADC=48.

    Ward 06, Unit 003
    Presiding Officer: Mr Adesanya Omoleye.
    President:
    APC = 29, PDP=126
    Senate:
    APC=33, PDP=114
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=24, PDP=52, ADC=89.

    Ward 06, Unit 005
    Presiding Officer: Mr Jude Igwe.
    President:
    APC =57, PDP= 123
    Senate:
    APC=63, PDP=112,
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=58, PDP=52, ADC=84.

    Ward 06, Unit 008
    Presiding Officer: Miss Olufunmilayo Adeola Esther.
    President:
    APC =46 , PDP=89
    Senate:
    APC=45, PDP=85,
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=52, PDP=25, ADC=65.

    Ward 04 (Ileteju Mopa), Unit 004
    Presiding Officer: Mr Dauda Abiola Raheem.
    President:
    APC = 43, PDP=138 , ADC = 10
    Senate:
    APC=41, PDP=129, ADC=28
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=39, PDP=82, ADC=66, SDP= 3.

    Ward 04, Unit 003
    Presiding Officer: Miss Peace Edokpolor .
    President:
    APC =46 , PDP=131
    Senate:
    APC=36, PDP=123,
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=30, PDP=76, ADC=69.

    Ward 004, Unit 001
    Presiding Officer: Mr Malik Abdulrahman.
    President:
    APC =52 , PDP=91 , ADC =5.

    Ward 004, Unit 002
    Presiding Officer: Mr Tony Austin .
    President:
    APC =60 , PDP=117

    Ward 003, Unit 005
    Presiding Officer: Miss Barakat Abdullahi.
    President:
    APC =75 , PDP=118 , ADC = 10
    Senate:
    APC=70, PDP=116, ADC=19
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=63, PDP=82, ADC=54.

    Ward 003, Unit 003
    Presiding Officer: Mr Mustapha Abdulquadri.
    President:
    APC =30, PDP=142.

    Ward 008 (Aiyeteju), Unit 003
    Presiding Officer: Mr Lucky Aweh .
    President:
    APC =75 , PDP=96
    Senate:
    APC=64, PDP=104
    Yagba House of Representative:
    APC=68, PDP=53, ADC=65.

    NAN reports that the collation of results at wards level are still ongoing at the various ward centres across Mopamuro LGA.

  • Buhari’ll be President till 2023, says Ogboru

    The Delta State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, Saturday expressed confidence about the victory of the All Progressive Congress Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the party in the area.

    Speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his ballot at Abraka Ward 1, unit 8, said “President Muhammadu Buhari has done so well and deserved another term in office to complete his good work.

    Speaking on the conduct of the election, he said, “The environment is quite peaceful, and I just voted, though there were rumours of some technical issues about the machines. I have no iota of doubt about the victory of APC candidates.

    “l know we shall win, and I hope that the elections will be peaceful in other places, I heard that people are still trying to snatch ballot boxes in some places, but I don’t see the need for that when the election is peaceful.”

    Ogboru advice all eligible voters to vote for all APC candidates to maintain peace, saying that the future is bright for all APC candidates and that they are not expecting anything short of victory for President Buhari, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and house of Representative candidates.”