Unsurprisingly, the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, so as their candidates, are again in the centre of everyone’s attention.
Analysts estimated the chances of both parties in different states. However, some results of the March 28 polls showed that one can never be sure of the outcome. Moreover, the victory of the opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election seriously altered the experts’ forecasts.
We will provide update from various platform media
8:14 Like it was at the presidential polls, some units have already started the accreditation, while the others are still waiting for the materials to arrive.
8:10 Ballot boxes for guber and House of Assembly elections.
8:07 No signs of INEC officials in many polling booths in Asutan, Abak Road, Uwaniba, Paul Bassey and Ekpeyong Streets in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. But election materials arrive in Jos, photo credit: @Sinach360.
7:55 Yet unconfirmed reports about shooting in Buguma, Asari Toru LGA, Rivers state.
7:40 Residence of Bamgbose Str, Lagos Island, set up canopies, chairs and tables waiting for INEC officials to begin accreditation (The Punch).
7:35 Not everywhere like that… Some are reporting about the queues at the polling units (Ward 015, Ojokoro).
6:14 President Goodluck Jonathan address
8:53 By @Traffic_Gist: “Ambode Rice being shared in my area now.”
8:51 In Edo state INEC officials are already on ground at most of the polling units visited. Though it is still early in the day, voters’ turn out was said to be very low (Raypower radio). NB: Only State House of Assembly elections are being held in Edo today.
8:50 Nasarawa resident @chitranagarajan tweets: “Good to see INEC escorting people with disabilities & elderly to shaded area to wait.”
8:45: Reports from 8 polling units in Kogi state inform that INEC officials were seen on ground getting ready for the elections. It added that voters are coming in low numbers (Raypower radio).
8:40 Reports from Cross River state inform that the turn out of voters for today’s elections is not encouraging when compared to the presidential election held on March 28, 2015. Most of the polling units are said to be empty as INEC officials were seen arriving for duty (Raypower radio).
8:34 Omoni Oboli ready to vote as she writes on Instagram: “Election face!!! Ready to perform my civic responsibility! No matter who your choice is, make your voice heard! Go out and vote!!! Nigeria is for us all!!!”
8:25 About 50 heavily armed soldiers mounted heavy blockade around the family residence of Rivers governorship candidate of the PDP, Barr Nyesom Wike, as early as 6:00 (Vanguard).
8:20 At 8:02 the accreditation commenced at PU 019, Latunde Street by Borno Way, Yaba, Lagos. Credit: @OmoTonthenews
8:16 Niger state. Credit: @spychief
9:03 Report from Delta: No INEC officials, no materials, nosecurity in PU10/18/07/001, Udu LG, as of 8.45.”
9:00 Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, reportedly accredited at the Share area of Ifelodun LGA.
9:46 Nigeria Info reporter says that supporters of the APC and the PDP are fighting in Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers state. According to the reporter, the APC supporters don’t want INEC officials to distribute sensitive materials meant for the polls because they believe the results sheets of the election have been hijacked by PDP cohorts. It has been provided that security agents on ground have managed to stop the confrontation.
9:45 Youths in Obio-Akpor, Rivers state, allege that they saw some persons carting away election materials in the early hours of today (Channels TV).
9:35 Accreditation is said to have started at Jimi Agbaje’s polling uint in Apapa, Lagos. However, the PDP candidate is yet expected.
9:33 Accreditation ongoing in Oyo polling units. Credit: @Oyodecides
9:27 This photo of people booking space at polling units has gone extremely viral!
9:25 Accreditation has already started in most of the polling units visited in Surulere area of Lagos (NaijaInfo). No reports about card reader failures in the area
36 Governor Abiola Ajimobi (APC) is spotted at his polling unit. He says the election is the most peaceful he has ever experienced. Tho governor hopes to get one more tenure in Oyo.
11:33 Adamawa PDP governorship candidate Mallam Nuhu Ribadu undergoing accreditation at his Bako ward in Yola South LG (PT).
11:23 President Jonathan got accreditation in Otuoke, Bayelsa state. Everything went smoothly (unlike during the presidential election). The Punch reports that GEJ arrived finished thes accreditation without issues in less than 10 seconds.
11:11 Jimi Agbaje finally gets thumb-printed after the fifth try, tweets @OmoTonthenews.
11:05 Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo accredited at Olushomi Compound, Ward 11, PU 21, Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun state.
OBJ sees an old man, about his age, near his polling unit and says: “Put on some clothes!”
Credit: @TVC_Ent
11:00 Lagos police has confirmed that ballot boxes were snatched in 3 polling units in Eti Osa LG.
10:58 Accreditation is still going on at Yankawshi LGA, Jigawa state, Karkana PU ward (PT).
10:51 INEC’s REC in Lagos told journalists moments ago that restriction of movement might be extended from 17:00 till 20:00 (Raypower radio).
10:50 Voters still waiting for the accreditation to start at Garaku, Kokona, Nasarawa state. Credit: @DSamsonItodo.
10:47 Observers reporting incident of sporadic shooting at Ikuru Town, Andoni LGA, again Rivers state (PT). Ongoing protest in Ogudu, Kosofe LGA over stolen ballot papers at 10:01.
10:40 Unidentified thugs have allegedly snatched electoral materials meant for Ilile polling unit in Ohaji/Egbema LG, Imo state (360Nobs).
10:30 This is how Muhammadu and Aisha Buhari arrived and got accredited in Daura. Credit: Adebola Williams.
10:28 About 236 rejections were recorded so far in unit 003 of Alushi Ginda ward of Nasarawa Eggon (PT). Faulty card reader at ward 9, Unit 5 in Calabar, Cross River.
10:23 High turnout of voters at Laduradu, polling unit of Jonah Jang, Plateau state governor (PT). Meanwhilelow turn out of voters in polling units visited in Bayelsa state as of 9:25 (Raypower radio).
10:17 Twitter user @harumutasa provides that there a long lines of people displaced by Boko Haram getting accredited in Yola, Adamawa state.
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