The re-run and supplementary elections in Abia, Delta,
Imo, Kogi, Taraba and six more states are being held today, April
25, 2015, Saturday.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) informs that the 27 supplementary elections
are: governorship (3), senatorial district (1), federal constituency (1)
and state constituency (22).
In
Abia, the
supplementary election is between Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA). The
nine local government areas (LGAs)
where the voting will take place include Aba North, Aba South,
Osisioma, Ugwunagbo, Umuahia North, Isiala Ngwa North, Obingwa, Ohafia
and Ikwuano.
276 polling units are involved in the elections, and
179,224 registered voters are expected to vote.
In
Imo the re-run is between Governor Rochas Okorocha (APC) and Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) in
23 LGAs of the state. The April 11 election was declared inconclusive, following mass cancellations in over 250 polling units.
Today,
256 polling units with
144,715 registered voters will be involved in the elections.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on
Taraba,
as Senator Aisha Alhassan (APC) still has a chance to beat the PDP
candidate, Darius Ishaku, and become the first ever female governor in
Nigeria. According to the INEC,
159 polling units are involved in the elections, and
127,125 registered voters are expected to cast their vote in
10 LGAs: Bali, Zing, Takum, Yorro, Donga, Wukari, Ussa, Karim Lamido, Kurmi and Jalingo.
Senatorial
district, state and federal constituency elections will take place in
Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Kogi and Niger.
Beefed
up security in the areas where voting will take place is expected in
order to enforce a restriction of vehicular movements in and out of the
areas where the re-run elections are to take place from 8:00 to 17:00.
Accreditation of voters is expected to run from 8:00 to 13:00. Voting starts at 13:30, till the last person in the queue votes.
Naij.com brings you live updates on all the main events:
18:10 Collation
of results in Imo states goes smoothly. It moves to the LGA-level, and
some of the resutls are expected to arrive at the INEC office in Owerri
soon.
17:40 PDP vs APC youths’ clash claimed one life in Anyigba Okura constituency, Dekina LGA, Kogi state, The Punch reports.
17:20 REC confirms
five INEC ad hoc staff were detained over illegal thumb printing in Imo state.
16:11 Abia, Imo start releasing first results. Taraba is pending. See
the first results HERE.
Voting in Taraba on April 25, 2015. Photo: Premium Times
The election was peaceful in Donga , Takun Maraba, Taraba. Photo: Premium Times
15:03
First reports from across the nation say that voting has ended in
several areas. For example, counting has started in PU 15, Ward 13,
Osisioma LGA, Imo.
At the same time, the turnout is expected to
be low. In many areas the difference between the number of registered
voters and the number of voters accredited for voting is 50-90%.
14:25
Attempts to bribe the voters registered in Delta state. The agents of
an unnamed party offered N500 per vote at Ward 6, Ofuoma Community,
Ughelli North LGA.
14:20 Five armed men
were caught by the military at polling unit 10 Alaoji Hall, ward 8,
Ugwunagbo LGA, Abia, trying to steal the ballot box and
electoral materials, @SituationRoom reports.
14:00 Accreditation is over in the majority of polling units. The voters are getting ready to put their thumb prints.
Voters are queueing to cast their votes in Imo state on April 25, 2015. Photo: PremiumTimes
13:36 A party agent, Bernard Nwokoro was shot at PU 008, Ozuh-Omuna Ward, Oru East, Imo. Ballot box also hijacked.
13:33 About 20 people have been arrested while thumb printing ballot papers in a location at Oru East LGA of Imo State.
13:30
Taraba accreditation is going peacefully in Donga town, at Asibiti
ward all the units visited, the process was going on amidst security
present.
12:40 Party thugs beat up observers, disrupting the process in PU:01/11/02/009, Osisioma LGA in Abia state.
12:30 No INEC officials is present at PUs 3, 5 & 7, Old Aba GRA Ward, Aba North
12:24
Serious crisis at PU 16, Ogbor ward, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo as thugs
have overpowered security and INEC officials. People who are not
registered voters have seized election materials there.
12:00 No INEC officials is present at PU 01/02/09/003, Gloucester Ward, Aba South.
At PU 11, AFUGIRI Ward, Umuahia North LGA, there is confusion as INEC officials declare that elections would no longer be held.
It is reported that in PU 15 Ndi Etiti Nkporo Wards, Ohafia LGA, Abia, unidentified persons are chasing agents away from PU.
10:40 Darius Ishaku, wife accredited at their polling unit in Taraba.
10:21 Accreditation is going smoothly in Taraba. Card readers work fine.
10:15 Latest stats by the INEC: 2,029 polling units
are involved. 1,258,362 registered voters are expected to participate in
the voting procedures today.
09:30 Several
reports of soldiers in Imo state denying observers and pressmen access
to the polling units. Below is a photo that is currently circulating
online.
08:40 INEC officials are reportedly absent at PU 16/11/09/003 (Comm. sch. Ubahaorodo, Orodo ‘B’ Ward, Mbaitoli LGA, in Imo state.
08:13
Reports say INEC officials have arrived and preparing for
accreditation to start at polling unit 01/02/07/009 Igwebuike Ward, Aba
South.
08:05 The order for restriction of vehicular movements in LGAs where voting is taking place is reportedly not enforced in Abia.
08:00 Re-run elections have been cancelled in 2 wards in Umu, Nneochi LGA, due to protests last night at Isuochi INEC Centre.
07:55 Restriction of vehicular movements in the entire Imo state, especially Owerri – @SituationRoomNg.
In
PU 2, Ogwa 1 Ward, Mbaitoli LGA, INEC officials and security agents are
present. Voting materials are available, accreditation has started.
In PU 12, Amakohia Ward, Ikeduru LGA, Imo, only 3 voters present at the PU for accreditation
07:47 PU
19, Barade Ward, Jalingo LGA, has 1,181 voters and 2 voting points. The
INEC officials have just arrived, making the necessary preparations, as
Taraba decides.
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