The re-run and supplementary elections in Abia, Delta, Imo, Kogi, Taraba and six more states are being held today, April 25, 2015, Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) informs that the 27 supplementary elections are: governorship (3), senatorial district (1), federal constituency (1) and state constituency (22).
In Abia, the supplementary election is between Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The nine local government areas (LGAs) where the voting will take place include Aba North, Aba South, Osisioma, Ugwunagbo, Umuahia North, Isiala Ngwa North, Obingwa, Ohafia and Ikwuano.
276 polling units are involved in the elections, and 179,224 registered voters are expected to vote.
In Imo the re-run is between Governor Rochas Okorocha (APC) and Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) in 23 LGAs of the state. The April 11 election was declared inconclusive, following mass cancellations in over 250 polling units.
Today, 256 polling units with 144,715 registered voters will be involved in the elections.
Senatorial district, state and federal constituency elections will take place in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Kogi and Niger.
Beefed up security in the areas where voting will take place is expected in order to enforce a restriction of vehicular movements in and out of the areas where the re-run elections are to take place from 8:00 to 17:00.
Accreditation of voters is expected to run from 8:00 to 13:00. Voting starts at 13:30, till the last person in the queue votes.
Naij.com brings you live updates on all the main events:
14:25 Attempts to bribe the voters registered in Delta state. The agents of an unnamed party offered N500 per vote at Ward 6, Ofuoma Community, Ughelli North LGA.
14:20 Five armed men were caught by the military at polling unit 10 Alaoji Hall, ward 8, Ugwunagbo LGA, Abia, trying to steal the ballot box and electoral materials, @SituationRoom reports.
14:00 Accreditation is over in the majority of polling units. The voters are getting ready to put their thumb prints.
Voters are queueing to cast their votes in Imo state on April 25, 2015. Photo: PremiumTimes
13:36 A party agent, Bernard Nwokoro was shot at PU 008, Ozuh-Omuna Ward, Oru East, Imo. Ballot box also hijacked.
13:33 About 20 people have been arrested while thumb printing ballot papers in a location at Oru East LGA of Imo State.
13:30 Taraba accreditation is going peacefully in Donga town, at Asibiti ward all the units visited, the process was going on amidst security present.
12:40 Party thugs beat up observers, disrupting the process in PU:01/11/02/009, Osisioma LGA in Abia state.
12:30 No INEC officials is present at PUs 3, 5 & 7, Old Aba GRA Ward, Aba North
12:24 Serious crisis at PU 16, Ogbor ward, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo as thugs have overpowered security and INEC officials. People who are not registered voters have seized election materials there.
12:00 No INEC officials is present at PU 01/02/09/003, Gloucester Ward, Aba South.
At PU 11, AFUGIRI Ward, Umuahia North LGA, there is confusion as INEC officials declare that elections would no longer be held.
It is reported that in PU 15 Ndi Etiti Nkporo Wards, Ohafia LGA, Abia, unidentified persons are chasing agents away from PU.
10:40 Darius Ishaku, wife accredited at their polling unit in Taraba.
Darius Ishaku, the PDP guber candidate in Taraba state, his wife are accredited. Photo: Premium Times
10:21 Accreditation is going smoothly in Taraba. Card readers work fine.
Accreditation for supplementary / re-run elections on April 25, 2015. Photo: PremiumTimes
10:15 Latest stats by the INEC: 2,029 polling units are involved. 1,258,362 registered voters are expected to participate in the voting procedures today.
09:30 Several reports of soldiers in Imo state denying observers and pressmen access to the polling units. Below is a photo that is currently circulating online.
Soldier reportedly intimidating, harassing election observers in Imo. Photo: @fidelisMbah
08:40 INEC officials are reportedly absent at PU 16/11/09/003 (Comm. sch. Ubahaorodo, Orodo ‘B’ Ward, Mbaitoli LGA, in Imo state.
08:13 Reports say INEC officials have arrived and preparing for accreditation to start at polling unit 01/02/07/009 Igwebuike Ward, Aba South.
08:05 The order for restriction of vehicular movements in LGAs where voting is taking place is reportedly not enforced in Abia.
08:00 Re-run elections have been cancelled in 2 wards in Umu, Nneochi LGA, due to protests last night at Isuochi INEC Centre.
07:55 Restriction of vehicular movements in the entire Imo state, especially Owerri – @SituationRoomNg.
In PU 2, Ogwa 1 Ward, Mbaitoli LGA, INEC officials and security agents are present. Voting materials are available, accreditation has started.
In PU 12, Amakohia Ward, Ikeduru LGA, Imo, only 3 voters present at the PU for accreditation
07:47 PU 19, Barade Ward, Jalingo LGA, has 1,181 voters and 2 voting points. The INEC officials have just arrived, making the necessary preparations, as Taraba decides.
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