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Zamfara: Election Continues Till 11:30pm In Gusau Due To Late Arrival Of Materials

The electoral materials arrived late at Tudun Wada Ward in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, leading to voters staying late to exercise their franchise.

Dailypost reports that up to about 1:30 pm on Saturday, voters remained stranded as polling materials did not arrive and security operatives were absent.

It was also observed that the late arrival of materials to many polling units constituted a major problem to the electoral process.

The former All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant during the 2019 general elections, Hon. Muktar Shehu Idris, whose polling unit was affected, remained at home waiting for the arrival of the materials.

Most of the stranded voters at the affected centres who expressed dissatisfaction with the situation blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for what they described as poor electoral arrangement.

This medium reports that at about 11:30 pm on Saturday, elections were still going on at Sambo Secondary School and other polling units in Gusau due to the late arrival of election materials.

The elections were inconclusive in most polling units due to electoral violence in Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone.

Though the elections started very peacefully due to the presence of military and security operatives later, the situation changed as the whole security arrangements were altered.

But in the Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, the elections were peaceful, and the electorate conducted themselves in an orderly manner.

Addressing newsmen shortly after casting his vote, the APC senatorial candidate for Zamfara Central zone, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa described the elections as perfect, commending INEC and the electorate.

Reacting to the elections, Hon. Ikra Aliyu Bilbis also said that the elections in the local government area were conducted peacefully without any rancour, pointing out that the elections started and ended as scheduled.

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Nigeria Elections 2023: INEC To Conduct Elections Today In 141 Polling Units In Yenagoa, Bayelsa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it will conduct elections in 141 polling units within Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Sunday, February 26.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the collation centre in Abuja today that elections were disrupted in Wards 4, 6, 8, and 14, involving 141 polling units.

The INEC Chairman added that the electoral body has decided that the election will be held on Sunday.

According to him, this agreement was reached after the Commission had a meeting with security agencies in the state.

“So we met with security agencies and we’ve decided that voting in these 141 polling units where the materials are actually intact, will take place tomorrow morning. Remember, we’re not only doing presidential election, but we are also doing Senatorial and Federal constituencies.

“So it’s good to recover and conduct the elections so that we can conclude the processes. The youth corps members who are serving as presiding officers and other commission staff, are agreeable that the elections should hold tomorrow morning,” the INEC boss asserted.

He added that thugs attacked different polling units and that at least eight BVAS machines were stolen in different parts of the country.

Professor Yakubu, however, stated that backup BVAS machines were provided to ensure that the election was not totally disrupted.

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Tinubu Defeats Atiku, Obi At Fayose’s Polling Unit

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated PDP’s Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi at ex-gov Ayo Fayose’s polling unit in Afao-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State held on Saturday, February 25.

According to the results collated, APC polled 154 while PDP gathered 59 and Labour party gathered 14 votes.

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INEC Officials Refusing To Upload Results In Lagos, Delta – Labour Party Cries Out

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been accused by Labour Party, LP, of refusing to upload results of the presidential polls collated in various polling units in Lagos and Delta states to the Central Server.

In a statement released on Saturday evening, February 25, the National Chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, said INEC officials in connivance with the security agencies, are claiming that the BVAS have suddenly developed a fault and therefore cannot function.

He claimed that information from the party’s field men has it that in places like “Agege, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Surulere, and Ibeju Lekki,” amongst others where results show that Labour Party won convincingly, the INEC officials claim that the BVAS suddenly developed a fault when it concerns uploading results of the presidential election.

“Information reaching me has it that in Lagos, they have refused to upload the results for the presidential election, they have uploaded that of the Senate and House of Representatives but for the presidential, they have refused. And they are using the police to drive our agents and supporters out of the place. And they said that they have firm instruction from INEC headquarters not to upload.

For example, in Kosofe, they put the collation centre in a Local Government Area Headquarters. The place is sorrounded by APC and people are afraid of their life. They are not uploading, they said that they have been giving instruction to insist that the BVAS is faulty. And most of the places we won, but they have refused to upload.

As I speak, APC officials are in Yaba office of INEC negotiating with the officials. What I have said now is happening in Agege, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Surulere, we have this situation all over. In Ibeju Lekki, our local government chairman who attempted to stop them was arrested by the police.”

Abure said that similar situation is playing out across the collation centres in Delta state.

The Labour Party chairman, however, called on INEC to ensure that only genuine and verifiable results generated from the various polling units should be uploaded.

He also called on the police to resist the lure by the politicians to mar the gains of democracy by refusing to be used to deny Nigerians their choice of leaders.

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Nigeria Decides 2023: Peter Obi Beats Atiku With Over 2500 Votes In Adamawa Polling Unit

The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party at Muchalla Ward, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Daily Trust reported.

The state is known to be the stronghold of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

State: Adamawa

LGA: Mubi North

Ward: MUCHALLA

Results: PRESIDENTIAL

A 2

AA 1

AAC 5

ADC 15

ADP 8

APC 340

APGA 3

APM 0

APP 0

BP 7

LP 4524

NNPP 31

NRM 1

PDP 1864

PRP 1

SDP 0

YPP 1

ZLP 23

Total voters registered 16350

Total voters accredited 7020

Total voters cast 6995

Total valid 6826

Total rejected 169

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2023 Elections: Why we may cancel results in Kogi — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may invalidate election results from areas that have experienced crises during the presidential and National Assembly elections in Kogi.

This warning comes in response to recent reports of electoral disturbances in several local government areas, including Anyigba and Dekina in the Kogi East, Mopa in the Kogi West, and parts of Kogi Central, where it is alleged that voting materials were stolen by thugs.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kogi state, Dr. Hale Longpet, issued a warning while reacting to the crises that erupted in some parts of the state.

“You know the electoral law says that where there are disruptions to the process, the result will be cancelled, the very particular units’ results will be cancelled.

“The issues initially were only in the Kogi East and Central but I can’t tell exactly where and where in the state have been affected until the results are brought by the electoral officers.

“We understood that because of the violence, those affected areas couldn’t conclude election there.

“I’m shocked that people can go to that level and disrupt something that everybody should have enjoyed.

“Election is a peaceful and willful thing that people are offered to freely participate.

“Again, if people are given assurance that everyone will enjoy a pleasant experience, why then should we have thugs invading the whole town or the local government, disrupting the conduct of the elections?” he asked.

Longpet said, “This is very sad and shocking when you look at the loss of lives involved.”

He emphasized that participating in an election should not be viewed as an act of war. He added that if someone is not interested in voting, they are not obligated to do so.

The REC further stated that those who are genuinely interested in improving their communities should exercise their right to vote and not be hindered from doing so. He also shared that he personally accompanied security officials on a motorcade to monitor the election process, from Adankolo to Crucial, through Kabawa and Falele.

“Yet in all these places, we didn’t see anyone angry but people were all smiling and casting their votes peacefully,” he added.

 

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VP Osinbajo Votes In Ogun

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has exercised his franchise in his hometown in Ikenne, Ogun State.

Osinbajo voted around 9:56 am alongside his wife, Dolapo Osinbajo, at Unit 14 Ward 1, Ojurege, Ikenne Local Government.

The Vice President described the election as peaceful, expressing confidence that it will so in other parts of the state.

“This is my poling booth. The Ojurege poling booth is very peaceful and I hope this is the same all across the state,
” he said.

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BREAKING: Bola Tinubu Casts His Vote In Lagos (Video)

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has cast his vote.

Tinubu who arrived at his polling unit around 11 am, cast his vote in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Watch video below;

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFJRyUtzCH/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Nigeria Decides 2023: Okowa Casts Vote In Delta

Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has cast his vote at his polling unit in Owa-Alero, Ika North-East Local Government Area.

The former Senator is the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Okowa, who voted at 9:48am, arrived at the polling unit in the company of his wife, Dame Edith Okowa, and daughters.

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BREAKING: President Buhari Displays Ballot Paper After Voting In Daura (Video)

President Muhammadu Buhari has exercised his franchise in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State.

Today is the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the country.

After the President voted, he showed off his ballot papers to the voters around his polling unit.

Watch video below;