6:30 pm - Audu wins polling unit
The candidate of All Progressive Congress, Prince Abubakar Audu won in his polling unit 002, LGEA School, Ogbonicha/Ofeche, Ochi-Ogbonicha Omodofa Ward 10 with 240 votes.
INEC official at the unit, Edicha Matthew, while announcing the results said that of the 654 on voters’ register, only 255 were credited.
The unit recorded only thee invalid votes as the peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was left with zero vote
6:00 pm
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kogi has cancelled the election in one unit in Itaja Ward in Ayingba in Dekina LGA after hoodlums snatched a ballot box in the unit.
5:00 pm
Voter aparty in Lokoja, Agwan Rimi Unit, with 1340 registered voters, only 392 persons, 29.25 percent turned out to be accredited. Also, at Unit 014 LGA Secretariat under Ward A, only 243 of 1176 registered voters, 20.66 percent, turned up for accreditation. Also at unit 006, Ward B, only 368 voters turned up for accreditation, which is about 30 percent of 1227 registered voters. In the same vein, unit 001 Ward B had 1,477 registered voters, only 403, which is 27.29 percent came out to be accredited.
4:10 pm
Voting is still on going across Ofu LGA. At Ogbagbo 1 and 2, Aloji ward, voters were seen on queue in light atmosphere. They expressed satisfaction with process.
4:00 pm
Voting has ended at PU 12 Crowther Memorial College, Ward A, Lokoja. Counting of votes is about to begin.
2:20 pm
APC candidate Audu votes
The All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu just voted at unit 010, Ogbonicha ward, Ofu local government area of Kogi State,
2:15 pm
According to observers across wards in Kogi Kotonkarfe LGA, accreditation is still on going.
One of the observers, Rahman Ibrahim, said accreditation would end when the last person on the queue undergoes the process.
The observers said the exercise has been "peaceful", "hitch free" and "credible".
1:45 pm
At polling unit 002 Karaworo South, Lokoja, with 1660 registered voters, accreditation is over. Accreditation is also over in most units in Lokoja.
1:19 pm
Ita-Aja 1 polling unit, Anyigba, Dekina LGA. Just five persons left on the queue for accreditation. The situation is calm. Voters said the card reader did not malfunction. The Polling Officer said "all the card readers worked very well."
He said the voting will start 1.30pm
12:59 pm
Governor Wada pictured balling with the card reader for several minutes before he was manually accredited
12:45pm
Governor Wada has failed electronic accreditation. He then had to fill the incident form.
Commenting, the governor said, “This is my polling unit. How can all the card readers be failing? Yet you have just one incident form. It is unacceptable. The whole world is watching this election.”
His wife passed accreditation but her name was not in the voters’ register. Mrs. Wada expressed dissatisfaction, saying “this is to manipulate the election.”
12:25pm - APC candidate, Audu has just been accredited by 12:19 pm
11:44am -
11:42am - Open Space Igbede, unit 002 accreditation halted as card reader failed to verify any voters card said Presiding officer, Sarah Eludioram.
11:31am - Odu Ogboyaga 001 unit, Odu Ward, Dekina LGA. This is Governor Wada's polling unit. Accreditation exercise has been hitch free like other places.
At 10.56 a.m. Mr. Wada is still being expected for accreditation.
11:21am - At Polling Unit 021 Achai/Dogo street Adankolo, Lokoja, with 1389 registered voters, accreditation is in progress seamlessly.
11:01am - A PDP stalwart leader at Odu-Ogbaloto unit, Ward 1, Dekina LGA, Patrick Shaibu, is complaining about the card reader, he said the "only problem we are having is that the card reader machine is slow.
"Also, it can't read some voters' fingerprints but there is just one incident form here."
The Polling Officer, a female Youth Corp member, confirmed Mr. Shaibu's claims.
She said the card reader is "not very slow...just normal issue really."
The incident forms for those who failed biometric accreditation have been used up.
The Polling Officer said an order was been given to "get a sheet of paper for those whose fingerprints can not be authenticated."
10:56am -
10:39am - Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, has been accredited in Mopamuro LGA. Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, also said he was satisfied with logistic arrangement and security measures in place.
10:31am - At Cinema Hall, Angwa Munchi polling unit in Lokoja, the Presiding Officer, Segun Michael Adeniran, complained about the failure of card readers
10:21am - In Ganaja "Accreditation closed" is the reading of some card readers at Ganaja Unit 009, when fingers are placed on them for accreditation.
The polling unit which has seven voting points with 3773 registered voters is famed for violence.
As voters express frustration, the electoral officers are working hard to fix the problem.
10:02am - Ajiyolo-Ojaji Polling Unit 1 and Odu Ward 2, Dekina LGA. Accreditation is on going. Like other polling units so far visited in Dekina LGA, security officials are not on ground to monitor the process. However, the process is going on smoothly and voters expressed satisfaction.
9:52am - Accreditation of voters commenced at some polling units in Omala Local Government at 8.am with the card readers being used. Turnout of votes appreciable.
9:42am -
The Presiding Officer had put a call through to the operation room for a replacement.
But voters on queue were restless for a while but officials efforts to calm frayed nerves paid off. Accreditation however went on slowly.
At Polling unit 012, ward A, card readers are selecting the fingers they would identity making the process slow.
The problem of finger print recognition is widespread, and the affected persons had to fill the incident forms.
9:39am -Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Idris Wada, has raised alarm over alleged "security lock down" in his Dekina Local Government Area.
Mr. Wada spoke through his Communications Manager, Phrank Shaibu.
"There is security lock down in Dekina Local Government since 5am by soldiers," he said.
”Voters can't go out neither can our party agents move. There are also cases of missing result sheets as identified by few of our agents that could find their way to INEC office in Dekina....The polling unit where the result sheets are missing is Ajetachi opposite Abochi Aji house and the polling unit of The DG of Audu's campaign."
Mr. Wada had alleged on Friday that a military officer, Isidore Amah, was deployed to Dekina LGA to "harass and intimidate" voters and work for the All Progressives Congress.
9:35am - PU 001 & 002,Okibo ward,Ogori
Magongo LG,Accreditation already started atwith adequate security presence.
9:31am - Emewe ward in Dekina Local Govt with 23 polling units supplied with only 18 ballot boxes. Four boxes missing.
9:20am - The Presiding Officer, Odianose Abiebhode, said accreditation is going on well. The only challenge is cases of finger print failure. But no problem with card reader.
9:00am - The Independent National Electoral Commission in the state has put the number of registered voters in the state at 1,397,786.
With 4,548 polling units across the state, there would be over 31,836 policemen manning the units according to the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase.
The police boss had promised that each polling units would be manned by seven police officers, besides personnel of other security agencies also expected to be on duty.
The governorship candidates and their political parties are as follows:
Isah Yakubu Kamaldeen, AA
Dickson F. Fred, Accord
Ukenya Musa, ACD
Michael Abdullahi, AD
Usman Zainab, ADC
Odufu Cosmas Friday, APA
Abubakar Audu, APC
Akwu Umar Goodman, APGA
Yinka Cherry Oloruntoba, CPP
Philips Ezekiel Koleola, DPC
Abubakar Ibrahim, DPP
Ibrahim Adejoh, ID
Raji Ogirima KOWA
Philips Omeiza Ozovehe Salawu, LP
Mohammed Ibrahim Dangana, NCP Mallam Abdul Hussein, NNPP
Emmanuel Daikwo, PDC
Idris Ichalla Wada, PDP
Emmanuel Enesi Ozigi, PPA
Ojuh Godwin Hussein, PPN
Enema Paul, SDP
Saád Mukailu Yaro, UDP
The only female governorship candidate stepped down for Audu
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Out of the 22 candidates registered by INEC for this election, however the most popular candidates are are the incumbent governor Idris Wada of the (PDP) and the candidate of the (APC) Abubakar Audu
While Mr. Wada is the incumbent, Mr Abubakar was governor of the state between 1999 and 2003.
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ReplyDeleteCards readers shouldn't be failing after all the assurances on successful test run.
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