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BREAKING: Soludo votes at 8pm
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra State governorship election, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has voted.
He cast his ballot at about 8pm.
The Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed to his unit earlier malfunctioned.
The former CBN governor voted at Polling Unit 002, Isuofia Ward 13.
17:00 pm: Counting of votes begins
16:44 pm: BREAKING: Gunmen snatch ballot boxes in Onitsha
16:20 pm: Voting still ongoing as at 3:57 pm, at Gov Obiano’s Eri Primary school polling unit 004, Otuocha 1, Aguleri.
15: 42pm: BREAKING: INEC extends voting till Sunday
15: 26pm: Only 5 voters registered, and 2 persons voted so far at PU009, Bridgehead Ward 1, Onitsha South.
15: 13pm: Many yet to vote as at 2:30 pm at Ugwunadegbe primary school, polling unit 003, Aguleri 1, with 2463 registered voters.
INEC Adhoc staff and security personnel are insisting that voting process will stop any moment from now even when many voters are yet to exercise their franchise
15: 07pm: Ngige, Soludo slam INEC over failure of BIVAS
14: 23pm: I’ll win Anambra election, says Uba
14: 00pm: PHOTO: Soludo, kinsmen yet vote as at 2pm
13: 41pm: PHOTO: 80-year-old woman fails to vote over alleged machine malfunctions in Alor Ward 1
Dr Okonkwo Obiora of ZLP votes at Ogidi in Idemili
12:41 pm: Only 5 persons have so far voted as at 12:00pm in ward 12 – Otuocha 11, polling unit 005, Umuleri public square, Anambra East LGA with 600 registered voters.
12: 32 pm: Commissioner for Works, Engr. Marcel Ifejiofor voting at exactly 11:15 am at Polling Unit 011, Mgbailo Public Square, Ward One, Aguleri in Anambra East Council Area.
He called on INEC to fix the BVAS machine challenges as many voters were unable to be captured.
12:09 pm: POs say election is temporarily suspended as the BVAS are verifying but not authenticating, at PU 021, 023, Fegge ward 6, Onitsha South LGA.
12: 03 pm: Andy Uba of APC after voting in Booth 027 at St. Peters Catholic School, Uga, Aguata LGA
The POs say election is temporarily suspended as the BVAS are verifying but not authenticating, at PU 021, 023, Fegge ward 6, Onitsha South LGA, Anambra Stata.
11: 55 am: Bishop Diocese on the Niger, Rt Rev. Owen Nwokolo casting his vote alongside his wife at All Saints Primary School Ward I Onitsha North LGA. He described the exercise in the area as peaceful and orderly, called on those who are yet to vote to come out and do so, insisting there is nothing to fear.
11: 29 am: Voting exercise going on smoothly at PU 013, Ward 01, Onitsha North LGA.
VIDEO: Voters lament as machines malfunction in booth 002 Ofiyi, Isuofia, Aguata LGA
UPDATED: Unknown Gunmen Attack Soludo During Campaign, Two Policemen Shot Dead (Photos)
10:35 am: Machine working slowly at Booth 001 Amorji Primary School Isuofia Aguata LGA. Voting started by 9.30am and by 10.30am, only less than 15 voters have voted out of 900 registered voters
Booth 001 Amorji Primary School, Isuofia, Aguata
10:13 am: Anambra deputy governor votes, at Umuezu awovu polling unit.
9:49 am: Voting has commences at Booth 002, Ofiyi Isuofia Aguata LGA
9.45 am: Biomedical accreditation verification system ongoing at Unit 002, Ofiyi, Isuofia, Aguata LGA
9.25 am: Accreditation commences at Igwebike primary school, Unit 008
9:20 am: Booth 002 Ofiyi, Isuofia where the APGA candidate, Prof. Soludo is expected to cast his vote.
Anambra Decides: Gov Obiano, Wife Vote In Their Polling Unit
So far in all the polling units, no presence of security operatives, this is allegedly contributing to late arrival of electoral officials.
9:09 am: Materials arrived at 8.50am, at Polling unit 009, ezimezi Amawbia
8: 58 am. Anxious voters waiting for the commencement of accreditation, At Community Primary School, Isuofia
8:43 am: Officials arrive booth 013, Isuofia, Aguata LGA
8.15 am. no officials yet At Ekwulobia Central School where we have units 001, 002, 003. Aguata LGA
8.15 am. Electoral officials yet to arrive polling units. Aguata LGA
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