Observers From US & UK Express Concern Over Election Result Validity In Rivers

Election observers from the U.S. and UK who monitored the presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers said on Sunday that they had concerns about the conduct of the election in the state.

Miss Jennifer Lynne, the Executive Director, Contact Project, a U.S.-based organisation, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the observers monitored the election in six local government areas.

She said the observers observed challenges in the area of availability and security of result sheets.
‘’ In addition, as widely reported, we observed severe challenges due to dysfunctional card readers, causing lengthy delays, voter denial and reporting irregularities.’’

Lynne said events that took place in the areas visited would lead to questioning the validity of the results from Rivers.

‘’We will be making a full report available to INEC as part of the larger observation feedback provided by various organisations around Nigeria.’’
The director said the observers were in support of the electorate and democratic process in the country.

‘’We encourage the leadership, government and security forces to enforce the Peace Accords and allow for Nigeria to be recognised with the international standards of election procedures,’’ she said

Plateau Youth Set Ablaze PDP Leader’s House

Reports reaching us from Jos in Plateau state inform that some youths have set ablaze the home of PDP chieftain, Adams Alkali, popularly known as “Dan London”.

According to Premium Times report, the burnt house is located at Angwan Rogo, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Though the Police could not be reached at press time to confirm the incident, but a witness said the resident was razed to ashes.

Investigations, however, revealed that no life was lost in the incident.

According to findings, the PDP chieftain made some comments in a live radio programme recently that the youth considered offensive.The report added that Alkali contested the PDP primaries for House of Representative for Jos North/ Bassa federal constituency, but lost.

Similarly, protesting youth at Kumbi Kwal Ward of Quanpan Local Government Area at Southern Plateau early hours of Sunday reportedly destroyed ballot papers in the locality.

Also, a serving councillor was allegedly caught distributing ballot papers in Ganawuri, Riyom Local Government of Northern Plateau state during the Sunday voting in the state.

Meanwhile, nine local government areas of Plateau state are participating in the rescheduled election holding in some parts of Nigeria.

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Nigerians On INEC Performance During Elections

Voting without a hitch, peaceful, quick procedure, professional staff of the Independent National Electoral Commision. Card readers malfunction, violence outbursts, shooting, rigging, late arrival of election materials. While Nigeria continues voting and we wait if, indeed, the results would be announced “within 48 hours” as initially promised, we asked Naij.com readers how they estimate the INEC’s performance in their respective polling stations during the elections. Below are their responses.

Positive overviews graded the job done by the commission presided by Professor Attahiru Jega as superb, excellent, well done, 8/10, A1, 90%, fair, thumbs-up for Prof Jega.

Aminu Hammanseyo: Prof Jega has really tried! In fact, 90% of human efficiency, since humans are not perfect.

Michael Abur: The whole exercise is good. In my own case, it did not take card reader five seconds to pass me. We should perfect the system in the future.

Abubakar Saidu: It was perfect in my state Katsina.

Marcie Adams: The best performance so far in the history of democracy in Nigeria. Not perfect, but I am hopeful that the next man after Jega improves on this because he would have a solid platform to stand on. Jega deserves a National Award.

Obayino Kennedy: Apart from few sabotage attempts and hiccups experienced in Rivers and few other polling units across the country, the INEC has done a marvellous job this time around. Prof Jega and Humphrey Nwosu are the best electoral umpire of this generation. Prof! You are the most credible person I’ve ever seen among our bourgeois. Prof Jega is more credible than all the APC members and their supporters, all the PDP members and their supporters, and most of our pastors and imams.

Jauro Sadiq: This is best election so far, next to June 12 in terms of credibility.

Luka Samuel: Prof Jega is the best INEC chairman Nigeria has ever had for introducing card readers. Though the card readers failed in some places, it is still the best option for now. Anybody who is against the INEC must depend strongly on rigging. Overall efficiency rating 80%.

Abubakar Salisu Sadiq: The INEC has performed well in Kaduna state.

Swahir Kabir Nurah Walie: If we had gotten a man like Jega earlier, Nigeria would have gotten a 100% free and fair election. It was smooth and organized, kudos to you, Jega. We need a man like you.

Apena Taobatu Abolore: This card reader strategy is meant for our politicians to wake up to their responsibilities. It will change Nigeria to a better country, because if politicians don’t live up to expectations, with the use of card readers voters will vote them out.

Evans Osoba: We are only few years old in all these democratic affairs. We are really growing. And I congratulate the INEC and FG for this wonderful development.

Roland Amaecchi: The INEC did well. It was the best election so far in Nigeria, with two powerful candidates. Even the United States were once in our today’s conditions. All I know is that we will get there when our international passport and driving license will be accepted as our voters cards, just like in the US.

Ahmed Yahaya: The practice of Nigerian election is now taking shape. Another eight years for Jega.

Believe A Ofeke: Splendid, excellent in Ndokwa East.

Gwomi E Bulus Dutse: Commendable, despite the delay of arrival of the electoral officers in some polling units, some technical and human mistakes that have lead to time-wasting and the delay. I want to also thank Nigerians who were able to leave what they do for survival to exercise their civic duties through voting into power their choice, without minding how our political leaders have failed us. That is a sign our nation is moving forward technologically, morally, politically, socially.

There’s a room for improvement

Many commentators acknowledged the efforts of the INEC staff by saying the quality of the exercise wasabove average, an improvement in comparison with previous years. Along with expressing gratitude, these respondents noted that there still was “room for a yet better performance” because of some drawbacks.

Hanson Umana Sam: I will score INEC average in the sense that the problem of logistics remains unsolved. The card reader is a new technology, we will overcome the drawbacks in the near future.

Omoh Martins: The INEC had a good concept, but did not make adequate provision for election materials. All these can inflict injuries in the system: having election in some places while some units are watching in dismay. Not having ad hoc staff nor materials, thereby leading to extension. Can the INEC say it’s not aware of the total number of voting units in Nigeria?

Stanley Chinedum: The idea of card readers is good, but the operators were not properly trained which caused delay in accreditation and voting. The INEC should upgrade their system to allow voters to vote from any part of the country irrespective of the place of registration.

Onwudi Christian: Here in Lagos, card readers failed in most of the areas, but I still thank the INEC officials for their alternative ways of accrediting voters to make sure that everybody exercises his or her franchise.

Suleiman Hauwa Dezoy: It was a bit stressful,in short the accreditation and voting was delayed,but I’m not angry about it since I was able to vote my choice candidate.

“Worst election ever”

Some Nigerians described their negative experience and expressed pessimistic prognoses of the election outcome.

Adoh Garba: In my polling unit, there was card reader failure as many fingerprints could not be picked. The process was very slow: an average of five minutes per voter. Only about four hundred voters out of seven hundred were accredited by 3pm, which meant about 300 people were disenfranchised. The INEC needs to improve.

Anietie Assiak: For me, this is the worst election ever in the history of Nigeria. Nigeria has conducted seven preidential elections in its history, never has any spilled to the next day. So much complaints about card readers not working. So much complains about the INEC officers not showing up. So much about disenfranchisement. So much about election result sheet not being available so that a sitting governor (Amaechi) refused to vote. What about the national embarrassment where the president was not recognised by the card reader? These processes must be looked into before governorship election, unless they are deliberate errors by the INEC.

Akolo Akila Anzaku: Very very poor in Plateau state.

Olugbemi Olaolu Akinwunmi: Disenfranchisement! Card reader authentication needs to be improved upon in future election.

Isaiah Chinedu Agboke: Nigeria is getting worse than ever. I am from Ebonyi state, particularly Ebonyi LGA, polling centre code is 006. Here, the INEC officials are partisan, including the security agents. Many of them were bribed by the PDP, and they forced old men and women to thumb print in the PDP because they have full access to the thumb-printing table and box. These many elderly men and women who intended to vote for the Labour Party complained shortly after casting their votes.

Nwana Pius Dere: There was no election in Rivers state, especially in the unit 18 Eete ward 15 Khana local government. No police security, one life lost.

Election Results: APC Takes Clear Lead In Kwara

The All Progressives Congress is taking the lead in Kwara state, according to the results collated from polling centres across the state.

Most leaders of the PDP in the state lost their polling units in the election, Leadership reports.

The PDP had won only in Oke-Ero local government area while the race for Ekiti, home council of the PDP governorship candidate, Senator Simon Ajibola, was still close to call.

Among those who lost elections in their polling units were Minister of National Planning, Dr. Suleiman Abubakar, Kwara central senatorial candidate, Alhaji AbdulRazaq AbdulRahaman, , Hajia Bola Sagaya and her son, Sherrif who contested the House of Representatives seat for Ilorin West and Asa federal constituency.

The minister lost to the APC in his polling unit with the PDP scoring 27 votes against 377 for the APC in the Presidential slot while PDP again scored only 29 votes against 386 for the APC for the senate and 35 votes against 385 for the House of Representatives.

According to the collation, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) scored 143 votes against 83 for the APC in the presidential race at the polling unit.

READ ALSO: 2015 Presidential Election Results So Far

On his part, the PDP polled 159 against 367 for APC in the presidential slot in AbdulRazaq unit, 265 against 278 for the senate and 313 against 227 for the House of Representatives.
Alhaja Sagaya also lost to the APC in her Ojuekun Sarumi 02 where APC polled 149 against 88 for the House of Representatives and 140 against 90 for the senate.

However, only results of two out of 16 local government areas in the state have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.

Barr. Jacob Ayanda, the INEC spokesman in the state, who announced this on Sunday, said, only results from Isin and Oke-Ero local government areas had arrived the commission’s headquarters as at about 3pm on Sunday.

Results from Kaduna show that Gen Muhammadu Buhari of the APC has won all the five local government area so far declared in Kano by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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Popular Yoruba Actor Loses Re-Election Bid In Osun

Latest report has it that popular Nollywood actor, Hon. Rotimi Makinde, representing Ife Federal Constituency at the House Of Representatives under the APC, has lost in his re-election bid.

Acording to Blackbox Nigeria report, the former Yoruba actor turned politician, who was the Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights, is said to have lost is his position to the candidate of the PDP at yesterday’s elections.

Mr Rotimi Makinde

It was reported that Mr Makinde lost to former Lawmaker and candidate of the PDP, Hon. Albert Adeogun at Ife Federal Constituency which co-incidentally is the constituency of PDP Presidential Campaign spokesman, Chief Femi Fani-Kanyode

NigeriaDecides: Preliminary Results Put Buhari In Comfortable Lead – INEC Sources

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Preliminary figures indicate that Mr. Buhari has what one source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) described as “a comfortable lead.”

Voting will be concluded today in some polling units in a few states where disruptions or the late arrival of electoral materials led to postponement of elections yesterday. #‎Nigeriadecides #‎Nigeria2015

Buhari Leads In Preliminary Vote Count, Defeats Jonathan At Aso Rock Polling Units

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, received more votes than President Goodluck Jonathan in polling units within Aso Rock Villa, an area that contains the official residence of the Nigerian president.

Results from polling units 021 and 022, located in Aso Rock, revealed that Mr. Buhari’s APC polled 265 and 348 respectively in the presidential election. Mr. Jonathan, who ran for reelection on the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), received 293 and 302 respectively in the two polling units.

In the senatorial election, the APC scored 260 votes in polling unit 021 and 337 in unit 022 337 to beat the incumbent president’s party which received 286 and 281 in the respective polling units. The results for the House of Representatives showed that the APC also defeated the PDP in Aso Rock, garnering 255 and 334 in the two respective polling units, with the PDP receiving 254 and 241.

Mr. Buhari’s defeat of President Jonathan in Aso Rock is seen as significant, since most of the voters in the two polling units are either staff of the Presidency or their families who reside near the president.

More results of yesterday’s elections will be officially released today, but preliminary figures indicate that Mr. Buhari has what one source at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) described as “a comfortable lead.”

Voting will be concluded today in some polling units in a few states where disruptions or the late arrival of electoral materials led to postponement of elections yesterday. #‎Nigeriadecides #‎Nigeria2015 – SR

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PDP accuses APC of posting fake results

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to disregard “misleading figures being circulated by the All Progressives Congress (APC)” in the social media as results of the presidential and National Assembly elections in some polling booths.

A statement issued on Sunday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the figures were “fake” and do not represent the true results which are currently being collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC, the only body authorised to release and announce results.

The statement said: “The APC in its desperation for power has resorted to posting fake results in the social media in a bid to ambush the electoral commission, mislead the unsuspecting public to believe it is winning, all in furtherance of its grand plot to cause confusion and set the stage for violence when the authentic results are finally released.

“We therefore alert Nigerians to be on their guard and close ranks in resisting the APC’s plot to plunge the nation into chaos and anarchy. Our democracy has come to stay and the will of the people must prevail over and above the parochial ambition of a selfish few.

“Finally, we strongly caution the APC against its acts of desperation and use of dishonest methods including physical attacks against our members and supporters as these pose great threat to our democracy, the unity and stability of our dear nation.”

South West, North favour APC’s Buhari

South South, South East go for Jonathan •Massive turnout nationwide

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari seems to have found favour with most of the voters in four of the nation’s six geo-political zones in yesterday’s election.

General Buhari, according to indications from across the country, got the nod of most voters in the Northwest, Northcentral, Northeast and Southwest, in what observers, local and foreign, described as the nation’s most crucial polls ever.

His performance matches substantially The Nation’s projections on the elections.

Nigerians defied all odds -erratic performance of the card readers, late arrival of electoral materials, rain, thuggery, manipulation  and terrorism mainly in the Northeast -to troop out possibly as never before   to vote for the next president, senators and members of the House of Representatives.

In Sokoto, Makurdi, Akure, Jos, Minna, Abeokuta, Abuja, Lagos, Benin, the story was the same of enthusiastic Nigerians determined to take their destiny in their hands.

General Buhari, accompanied by his wife, Aisha, voted in his Daura, Katsina home town after accreditation with the aid of the card reader which took no more than two minutes each.

But accreditation was a tough nut for President Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady, Patience , at the president’s Otuoke hometown.

Four times they tried to use the card reader to verify their finger prints, four times they failed.

The President’s mother, Madam Eunice, passed the card reader’s test easily.

Jonathan’s   verification and his wife’s were eventually done manually, the same method adopted in other places where the card reader failed.

INEC extends voting; website hacked into, restored

Following complaints from other parts of the country about the inability of the card readers to identify voters’ finger prints, and to avoid disenfranchising voters, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) granted extension  of voting till today at polling stations where accreditation could not be completed on time yesterday.

As it battled with complaints of malfunctioning card readers, a group calling itself Nigerian Cyber Army/Team NCA hacked into the commission’s website

However, INEC’s computer engineers went to work as soon as the hacking was detected and were able to re-host it.

The hackers posted the following on the website: “StruCk By Nigerian Cyber Army | TeaM NCA”

“Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by TeaM Nigerian Cyber Army FEEL SOME SHAME ADMIN!!”

“Security is just an illusion, Remember US :DGREETINGS OF PEACE TO CITIZEN OF NIGERIA FROM TEAM NCA NIGERIANS No Body Can Give You Freedom No Body Can Give You Equality Or Justice If You Are A Man/Woman YOU TAKE IT”

The Commission directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country to conduct election on  Sunday in areas where there were hitches.

The list of the affected areas and states was still being kept under wraps as at the time of filing this report.

INEC however said it could not still exactly say what went wrong in Otuoke, Bayelsa State which led to the delay in the accreditation of President Jonathan and his wife.

The Chairman of the Information, Voter Education and Publicity Committee of INEC, Dr. Chris Iyimoga, at a press conference in Abuja admitted that INEC encountered some challenges in the use of Card Readers.

He said the guidelines for the 2015 General Elections had been amended to empower Presiding Officers to “manually accredit voters by marking the register of voters, upon being satisfied that the person presenting a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) is the legitimate holder of the card.”

Flanked by other National Commissioners including Dr. Ishmael Igbani; Alh. Muhammadu Wali; Nuru Yakubu; and Gladys Nwafor, Iyimoga said INEC will “thoroughly investigate what happened in some parts of the country where hitches were recorded.”

His words: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been monitoring field reports on the accreditation process since the commencement of the poll this morning.

“Whereas the process has gone well in several places, in some others it has encountered some challenges, especially with the use of the Card Readers. Consequently, accreditation has been slow in many places and has not commenced at all in some others.

“Even though the Guidelines for the Conduct of the 2015 General Elections provide that where Card Readers fail to work and cannot be replaced, elections in such Polling Units will be postponed to the following day, the scale of challenge we have observed today has necessitated a reconsideration of this provision of the Guidelines.

“The Commission, has, therefore, decided as part of the Guidelines for the conduct of the 2015 General Elections that in Polling Units where Card Readers have so far failed to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually accredit voters by marking the register of voters, upon being satisfied that the person presenting a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) is the legitimate holder of the card.

“The above notwithstanding, in Polling Units where accreditation was suspended to the following day in accordance with the existing guidelines, arrangements will be made for voters to vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010( as amended).

“The Commission reassures the voting public that it will thoroughly investigate what happened, while it remains committed to the delivery of free, fair and credible elections in spite of the challenges.”

Iyimoga, who responded to questions from newsmen with his fellow National Commissioners, said all the 37  Resident Electoral Commissioners(RECs) had been directed to conduct poll on Sunday where there were hitches.

He added: “We cannot say at the word go now but  each REC of the Federation has been informed. The problems are not in all the states of the country but in a few states of the country and each of the RECs has  been informed. We can only get the details at the end of the day.

He said generally the commencement time was quite  good across all borders.

He said:  “Generally we commenced accreditation at a very good time, in FCT for instance we had a problem with the Union of Transport workers but that was sorted out.

“I want to assure we have made progress,. In fact I had to vsit the office of Resident Electoral Commissioner of the FCT and while there two observer teams, including that of the US Ambassador, were on ground to see us. They had  gone round a number of Polling Units and at about 12 noon, about 85-90 per cent where he visited he was very impressed. And this cuts across. This does not mean we don’t have challenges in other states.

“In a few other states of course there were still some challenges but generally the commencement time was quite  good across all borders.

“Like we said and we will keep saying, we can only do our best but there are still other parameters that take us through what we can call an excellent election.

“The process of election has to do with many people. Remember that for our adhoc staff to move out, for instance, we decided to decentralize the process. Sensitive materials were kept in the CBN vault and  in one of the day or so they were taken to INEC offices in the states.

“By Thursday they were distributed to Local Government Areas, and then took them down toward level and at the Registration Area Centres (RACS) the items were kept. The belief therefore was that as early as 5.30 to 6am, movement to the various Polling Units would have commenced but INEC does not move alone, before you move there must be security backup.

“So there are numbers of issues and processes that go through making the entire thing play well. Generally it has been quite impressive apart from these few challenges I just talked about right now.

On the delay in accrediting President Goodluck Jonathan and First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, a National Commissioner, Dr. Ishmael Igbani, said INEC could not say what went wrong.

Igbani said: “No one can really say what went wrong. The machine, the Card Reader did not pick the finger print of Mr President and Wife but those who were attended to earlier on their finger prints were picked.

“But part of the process in using the Card Reader is that when such a situation occurs, we will use the incident report and that is what the President and the wife were accredited to vote.”

Regarding the hacking of INEC website, Engr. Nuru Yakubu said all the contents on the website had been relocated to another site.

He said: “Our ICT experts reported that our website was hacked and that it was down, and they worked very hard and were able to rectify the problem by simple lifting all the contents on our site and relocating it to another location.

“So the INEC website as I speak with you now is up and running.”

I hope to win, says Jonathan after voting

President Jonathan, after his accreditation, later returned to polling Unit 39, Ward 13 to cast his vote.

Asked by reporters about his chances in the election, he said “You can see that it’s peaceful everywhere. I believe and I’m convinced that the elections will be free and fair and extreme credible.”

He said the gunfire in Gombe was not related to election, adding that the shooting was between soldiers and insurgents attempting to escape from the Sambisa forest.

The president refused to blame the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the hitches encountered in some areas, saying everyone could still vote with the alternative arrangements.

“We appreciate the patience of those who are yet to vote. They should sympathise with INEC. It wants to use the card readers to make sure that our electoral process is credible and acceptable by international observers.

“This is the first time we are voting with the card readers. There have been some issues in some units, but we should bear with them. I believe that at the end of the day we all will be happy,” Jonathan said.

Asked about his assessment of the election based on information available to him, he said: “I have information but it is not everything that I can say. INEC has the responsibility to talk about their functions. There are complaints about PVCs and card readers not working.

“At the same time INEC has directed that in polling units where the card readers are not working, they should take the manual option, so I believe all Nigerians who want to vote will definitely vote, and that is the good news.

“The only thing is that some people probably must have stayed there longer than necessary. But I still plead with them that even if they spend 24 hours for the sake of this country, please they should bear with us, they should do it,” he said.

On INEC, Jonathan said the government is one, and the commission cannot be held solely responsible for the hitches.

He said: “I don’t blame anyone. But as a nation, we have different departments of government that handle responsibilities. The issue of election is INEC’s exclusive responsibility, and nobody will speak for them.”

Few hiccups can’t undermine these election, says Buhari

Gen. Buhari, speaking to reporters in Daura after voting at Sarkin Yara A, Kofa Barau 3 polling unit in Liman ward  said  the hiccups in  a few places should not be allowed to undermine the integrity of the election.

The General who was wore a white babanriga , a stipend cap and black shoes to match arrived the polling unit at about 4.47 to a rousing reception and shouts  of  Sai Baba by voters  who were practically falling over each other to catch a glimpse of him.

He said: ” I like the integrity of the system. I am very pleased about it. That means that if people are allowed to vote, rigging will be virtually impossible. I think that INEC has done very well and I have said it to your colleagues elsewhere that from their presentations to the National Council of States which I happened to be a member, this time around, INEC has done extremely well”.

He however admitted that the card reader  failed to work in some areas, put expressed satisfaction with the decision of INEC to allow election to hold on Sunday in places where elections could not hold on Saturday.

“I must admit that again, I am happy with the decision take by INEC that in places where election has not taken place, it will take place tomorrow. From the information we are getting which has not been confirmed, there is failure of some of the card readers.

“For example, it took me less than five minutes for accreditation. When I came back home, I was watching on television and it took the President about 30 minutes to be accredited. But it took his wife and mother about two minutes each to do it. There is discrepancy in the performance of those gadgets. For INEC to give the notice that because of failure in some of the equipment, elections will continue tomorrow where elections did not happen today”.

On whether he would  accept the outcome of the election if the results did not go his own way, he said “My way is Nigeria’s way . Even before the first Abuja peace accord,I had told my supporters not to be rude or take up weapon against any Nigerian.

“After that, we signed the first Abuja accord presided over by Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations which we all signed as Presidential candidates and the recent one signed three days ago between me and Jonathan presided over by General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Bishop Kukah and Bishop Onaiyekon and two others.

Speaking on the alleged intimidation of APC supporters in Rivers State, Buhari said he spoke with Governor Rotimi  Amaechi  ” and I think that what has been happening in Rivers state is a continuation of the hostility between the ruling party the APC. It is so real and the governor has been fighting and today, it got out of hand. ”

Sambo reverts to old polling booth

Vice-President Namadi Sambo and his wife, Amina   relocated from their old polling unit, Camp Road to Swimming Pool Road in Kabala Ward in Kaduna to vote yesterday .

The development might not be  unconnected with the outright defeat the VP faced in all the polls in the 2011 general elections.

But, Sambo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Umar Sani, said, the VP only reverted  to his original polling unit and commended INEC for bringing back Sambo and his wife to their original polling unit.

Sambo  himself who spoke to newsmen shortly after casting his votes, described the exercise as smooth and peaceful.

?Meanwhile, ?a man suspected to have fixed a network jammer in his car to disrupt the card readers escaped being lynched by irritate youths who queued to be accredited at Kasuwan Barchi area of Tudun Wada in Kaduna metropolis.

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According to an eyewitness, the suspect jammed card readers at a polling unit in Tudun Wada from his car packed close to the polling unit.

His manipulation was said to have succeeded in stopping the card readers from working for some times.

Card Reader dysfunction not severe – PDP chair, Mu’azu

Reacting  yesterday to complaints about the card readers,the  PDP National Chairman, Malam Adamu Mu’azu,  said the situation was not as bad as being portrayed.

The percentage of the technical hitches encountered with  the card readers during the accreditation was not beyond tolerance, he said in his Boto, Bauchi State hometown.

He rejected calls for the cancellation of the use of Card Reader machines for the accreditation of voters.

“I cannot arbitrarily call for the cancellation of the usage of the Card Readers and the Permanent Voter Cards. I know professor Jega to be a successful and courageous intellectual and so far he has done very well,” Premium Times quoted him as saying.

RESULTS UPDATES

Counting of ballot papers has commenced in different states across the country and was still continuing in the late hours of Saturday, even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting until Sunday, March 29, in states where card readers failed.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESULT IS NOT THE FINAL RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS, AS IT COULD BE UPDATED ANYTIME

LAGOS STATE

The collation of results of Saturday’s election in Lagos is still ongoing at the various collation centres across the state. At the state INEC secretariat in Yaba, few people are seen moving around in the premises. But there are over a dozen armed security agents stationed around the secretariat. An official said the place would become a beehive of activities in the evening when final results from all the centers would start coming in.

PU 061 Agege Lagos.
Presidential APC – 101, PDP – 44,
SEN: APC – 95, PDP – 58,
Reps: APC – 88, PDP – 58.

IBEJU LEKKI
WARD: IBEJU 1
PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS
APC – 223,
PDP – 201.
PUs Reported: 3.

At Polling Unit 047, Alausa, Ikeja, where Mr. Tinubu voted. President APC – 180 PDP – 55 Senate APC – 181 PDP – 53, Reps APC – 178 PDP – 53.

Results are out at Polling Unit 008 Epetedo, Igbosere Street, in Lagos Island: President APC – 62, PDP – 61. Senate APC – 70, PDP – 52. Reps APC – 61, PDP – 52.

Chants of ‘Sai Buhari’ rent the air.

Eti-osa Lekki,
House of reps: APC – 105, PDP – 91, KOWA – 1, PPA – 1,
Senate: APC – 101, PDP – 99, AD – 2, Labour – 1,
Presidential result: APC – 103, PDP – 99, AD – 1.

Ward 09, PU 013 Sabo, Yaba
Presidential: APC – 83, PDP – 38, Void – 1.

Ifako-Ijaiye Ward C, PU 032
Presidential: APC – 83, PDP – 77,
Senate: APC – 88, PDP – 72,
Reps: APC – 78, PDP – 66.

Ile Agege PU 003
Presidential: APC – 84, PDP – 31,
Senate: APC – 79, PDP – 32,
Reps: APC – 84, PDP – 28.

Akowonjo Egbeda – Lagos
Presidential results:
APC – 18,907,
PDP – 2,691,
Kowa – 71.

Rogo bustop – Ishaga Lagos
Presidential result:
APC – 614,
PDP – 23.

Unit 32 (aladesuru street,papa ajao mushin)
House of reps: APC – 52, PDP – 40,

Senate: APC- 55, PDP – 37,

President: APC- 56, PDP – 29.

Ikoyi (Musiliu Obanikoro Polling Unit in Ikoyi)

REPS: PDP – 38, APC – 56, APGA – 1,
SENATE: PDP – 44, APC – 58,
PRESIDENCY: APC – 62, PDP – 38.

Ademuyiwa (Lagos mainland)
Presidential: –  APC – 107, PDP – 56.

Ward 006, Aguda Surulere:
House of Reps: APA – 1, APC – 59, PDP – 156,
Senate: APC – 57, PDP – 159,
Presidency: APC – 63, PDP – 156. Igwe Isaac

PU 034 Theo Okunnusi Street, Alapere, Ketu (Accredited 149)
President: APC – 109, PDP – 36,
Senate: APC – 109, PDP – 36,
HoR: APC – 111, PDP – 34.

Ota Ward II, Afobaje Unit; (my PU)

Accreditation: 380.
Total Votes count: 380.
PDP: 291.
APC: 87.
Void: 2.

At a polling unit located at Oyemekun Street in Ogba (Unit 16)
Voting commenced 4pm and counting ended 7:30pm.
Presidential elections: APC – 120, PDP – 95.

Nepa Bustop Jakande Estate Isolo
Presidential election: PDP – 87, APC – 400, Kowa – 2.

As more polling units and wards turn in their results, updates will be made as the above result is not the final result; it only shows a breakdown of the count so far in different wards of all 36 states including the capital of Nigeria.

The coverage of results of the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections:

BAYELSA

Nembe Ward 3, unit 4

REPS: APC-3; PDP-39; Void votes-5
SENATE: APC-15; PDP-32
PRESIDENCY: APC-1; APA-1; ACPN-1; PDP-44; Void-Nil
NEMBE WARD 3, unit 6

REPS: APC-12; PDP-82; Void-5
SENATE: APC-35; Labour-1; PDP-59; Void-4
PRESIDENCY: APC-3; NCP-1; PDP 94; Void-1
WARD 3, UNIT 2

REPS: APC-9;Labour-1,PDP-101; Void-3
SENATE: APC-30;Labour-4; PDP-79; Void-1
PRESIDENCY
APC-5;CPP-1;Labour-1; PDP-106; Void-1
WARD 2,UNIT 4

REPS: APC-11; PDP-287; Void-2
SENATE: APC-20; PDP-278; Void-2
PRESIDENCY: APC-1; PDP-297; Void-2
WARD 2, UNIT 13

REPS: APC-7; PPA-2; PDP-42
SENATE: APC-11; PDP-41; Void-Nil

Ogun
Counting of votes has commenced in many polling units in Ogun State. As at 4.30 p.m., many of the centres had started collation and counting of the votes while voters waited patiently to witness the process. Agents of the various parties were also seen at the polling units. Long queues of voters were, however, still seen in some polling units at 4:45 p.m.

According to PM news, All Progressive Congress won in four councils while the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP won in the remaining three.

The four local government areas won by the APC are; Ijebu Ode with 14,043 to PDP 8,972. Total valid votes in the area was 23,473 with voided votes recorded 1,160.

Others are Obafemi-Owode with 15,207 votes for the APC and 5,786 votes for the PDP. Valid votes in the area were 21,708 and the voided votes were 897.

Also the APC won convincingly in Odeda local government with 11,102 votes to 4,456 votes of the PDP. Total valid votes was 16,152 with 775 votes voided.

the last local government won by APC from the results released so far is Ewekoro local government with 9,626 votes while the PDP polled 3,227 votes. Valid votes were 13,189 and the void votes was 504.

The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP won in Imeko-Afon, the local government of the governorship candidate of the party in the State,Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka.

The PDP polled total votes of 12,153 votes to 7,657 votes won by APC in the area. The valid votes in the area is 20,466 with 1,122 votes voided.

The other two local government councils won by the PDP are Sagamu with 17,263 votes and Remo North with 9,278 votes.

All Progressive Congress,APC scored 15,761 votes in Sagamu and 6,164 votes in Remo North local government areas.

So far, Buhari has polled 79,560 votes to Jonathan’s 61,135 votes.

Ondo
Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, speedily drives out of his polling unit minutes before the release of results in the unit.

Osun 

According to PremiumTimes, this is the Presidential Election result so far.

Olorunda APC: 23342 PDP: 7958 Boluwaduro APC: 5288 PDP: 4413 Ila Orangun APC: 11576 PDP: 7647Boripe APC: 12152 PDP: 7457 Ife North APC: 8369 PDP: 7921 Atakumosa WestAPC: 6639 PDP: 4734 Ife South APC: 9,793 PDP: 9,283 Ife East APC: 12,513 PDP: 15,520

Oyo
Result at Unit 32, Ward 2 Ibadan South West LGA

House of Reps: APC – 23; LP – 9; ACD – 3; PDP – 9; Accord – 20; AD – 2; null and void – 6.

Senate: Accord – 25; PDP – 8; Labour – 8; APC – 25; null and void – 6.

Presidency: APC – 39; UPP – 1; AD – 3; AA – 1; ACPN – 4; PDP – 19.

Kano

KEBBI STATE

Pampo in Ribah , Danko/Wasagu Local Government,

Presidential APC polled 112, PDP 13

For the Senate APC got 108, PDP 23

In the House of Representative APC got 109 and PDP polled 16.

Rafin Zuru PU,one of many in Zuru LGA

Presidential APC polled 568 and PDP 16

For Senate APC 533, PDP 54

Reps result showed APC 527, PDP 40

Shadadi 2, Wuro G PU,result in Kalgo LGA

APC has 92 and PDP 1

Presidential Senate APC 85, PDP 5

House of Representative: APC 82, PDP 11

Sunday Kola Tarasa PU, Badarariya, in Birnin Kebbi

Presidential APC polled 907, PDP 37

Senate APC 616, PDP 140

House of Reps APC 807, PDP 93

Basaura/PU: Babban G in Jega LGA

Presidential APC polled 526, PDP 4

Senate: APC 325, PDP 209

Reps: APC 329, PDP 199.

Dandi Marafa II/PU: Tudun W, in Arewa/Dandi LGA

Presidential: APC 118, PDP 11

Senate: APC 79, PDP 51

Reps: APC 83, PDP 33.

Kaduna

Ekiti

PDP has won 15 LGAs out of the 16 LGAs in Ekiti State in the presidential election. Senate and Reps to be declared at the councils affected.

Ward 009 Unit 009 Ado Ekiti
Presidential: PDP – 140, APC – 59.
SENATE: PDP – 135, APC – 67.
REPs: PDP – 138, APC – 61.

Ekiti

PDP   5,699
APC   3,103

Ido Osi LGA

APC  7,433
PDP  12,479

Moba LGA

APC      7,492
PDP      8,687
ACPN    22
AD        26
ADC     19

Oye LGA

APC  8,574
PDP 11,262

*Result of Unit 11 Ward 11 cancelled due to over voting

Ikere LGA

APC 7,990
PDP 14,091

Ileje Meje LGA

PDP 3,799
APC 3,000

Irepodun Ifelodun

APC 7,970
PDP 11,395

Emure LGA

APC 5,352
PDP 6,822

Ado Ekiti

APC 14,414

PDP 25,411

Ekiti South West LGA

APC   7,195
PDP 10,220

Ekiti West LGA

APC   8,001
PDP 10,003

Ise Orun Local Government

APC 5,675
PDP 9,158

Ikole LGA, Ekiti

APC 10,036
PDP   13,306

Gboyin LGA

APC: 6,334

PDP: 8,792

Unit 09, Ward 11, Isan Ekiti [Former Governor Kayode Fayemi's polling booth] Presidential Election: APC – 140, PDP – 24

Senate: APC – 135, PDP – 21

House of Reps – APC – 142, PDP – 22

Ijero LGA
PDP 13,420, APC 9498

Abuja Polling Unit 008 Area 2 shopping complex Abuja: President (PDP: 234, APC: 302)

Senate (PDP 213, APC:306)

Abuja

AP plaza polling unit
PU 37/06/04/180
HOUSE OF REP PDP-161 APC-232 APGA-21 FRESH-1 LABOUR PARTY-11 APA-1 ADC-1
SENATORIAL PDP-178 APC-237 APGA-5 ADC-1 PPA-1
PRESIDENTIAL APC-235 PDP-200 KOWA-1
A Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, is urging Nigerians to avoid “false expectation”. “Learn from 2011,” he tweeted. “Avoid the crisis of false expectations. ONLY @inecnigeria is empowered to announce results. Wait for them #Nigeriadecides”

Abuja Polling Unit 017 in Life Camp, Abuja. Voting has been concluded but counting could not continue because of darkness. But a patriotic voter volunteered his generator. Lighting has been set up and ballot sorting underway.

Lagos
PU 067, Akunne Street, Old Ojo Road, Lagos:
President: PDP – 192 APC 35 Senate: PDP 183 APC 39 Reps: PDP 188 APC 38

Benue
Polling Unit 004 HUDCO II North Bank Makurdi, Benue State HOR (APC:164, PDP: 73) Senate (APC: 171, PDP: 75) Presidential (APC:178, PDP:65)
Anshange Apa polling station, Gboko: HOR (APC:190, PDP:22) SENATE (APC:186, PDP:28) PRESIDENT (APC:187, PDP:23)

Kaduna

Akwa Ibom

OYO
Result from Unit 26, ward 11 Ibadan north east‎ LGA.
Presidential: Apc 155; Pdp 39; SDP 1.
‎Senitorial: ‎Apc 112; Pdp 25; SDP 8; LP 16; Accord 56‎.
House of Rep; ‎Apc 116; Pdp 34; SDP 4;Accord 42; LP 8

At Unit 9, ward at Sabo, an Hausa community, Presidential result is Apc 152, pdp 28.
Result from Unit 26, ward 11 Ibadan north east‎ LGA. Counting of result ended by 8: 05pm.
Presidential: Apc 155; Pdp 39; SDP 1.
‎Senitorial: ‎Apc 112; Pdp 25; SDP 8; LP 16; Accord 56‎.
House of Rep; ‎Apc 116; Pdp 34; SDP 4;Accord 42; LP 8

KATSINA

Daura LGA, Katsina State, Buhari’s LGA

President APC 69,632, PDP 117

Mai’adua LGA, Katsina State

President APC 51,003, PDP 214

Baure LGA, Katsina State

President APC 43,691, PDP 109

Misau LGA, Bauchi State

President APC 38,330, PDP 1167

Senate   APC 30,565, PDP 7816

Reps   APC 30,221, PDP 7596

KADUNA
Nasir El-Rufai wins own polling unit [Polling Unit 024 Anguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna North] Presidential Election: APC-430, PDP-11, APA-1, AD-1, VOID – 3

Sokoto

Jigawa

Lagos

Gombe

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