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Nigeria decides 2019: 10 young people arrested for stealing urns [PHOTOS]
Ten young people were arrested at various locations in the local government area of Bende, in the state of Abia.
They were arrested for attempting to seize the ballot boxes.
According to Daily Trust, the suspects were arrested as a result of information given by local youth who claimed to be unknown and armed.
They were handed to staff on duty near the local government headquarters.
The senior officer, responsible for the team, told reporters in the state that the investigation was ongoing.
Osinbajo, woman vote
The ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, located in the district of Gwarinpa Estate 11, polling station 024 in Abuja, is currently under pressure to accredit and start voting.
The pressure was exerted as a result of the monitoring by a team of local and foreign election observers, including journalists, to ensure that the sensitive material of the exercise was not falsified.
But voter turnout at the start of the morning was impressive, with numbers increasing steadily.
Seven voting points in this location are expected to accommodate 3,323 voters willing to exercise their right to vote in the presidential and National Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, accreditation and voting began around 10:30 am after the official approved time.
Mbad participation in the Bwari Regional Council
Voter participation in the Bwari region council is mbadive, with many of them standing patiently in the sun to vote.
There are, however, cases of malfunction of the card reader.
DAILY POST found that Osun State's population was running out on Saturday to exercise their civic rights and voter turnout was high, as was the premature arrival of election materials.
In addition, each voting material was on the floor, while the smart card readers worked seamlessly in all the booths visited by our correspondent.
In Ward 3, Unit 10, Ataoaja "C" of Osogbo Metropolis, Ms. Kafayat Alamu, one of the voters, expressed her satisfaction with the electoral process, saying that Nigerians are increasingly politically mature.
She felt that despite the turmoil and condemnations that followed the sudden postponement of the exercise last Saturday, "people were resolute in their civic responsibilities".
The situation was the same in Unit 3, District 1, St Peter, Ibokun, in Obokun local government.
At Ward 1, Unit 9, Isale Afa, in the city, the president, Mr. Olu Evans, told DAILY POST that the unit's voters were normal and cooperative.
He noted that all the necessary voting material was on the ground as early as 7 am, which he said made the process extremely quiet.
Meanwhile, in Ward 1, District 4, in the city of Ilase-ijesha, Prince Francis Fadahunsi, candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDDP) of the Osun East Senate District, congratulated the INEC for its speed and efficiency.
"I think the postponement really brought INEC to be fully prepared and doing things right. Moreso, contrary to what some thought, on the contrary, the postponement that would lead to political apathy, the participation rate is very impressive. "
Speaking of his chances in the polls, Fadahunsi said he was confident for the win.
BREAK: Nigeria Decides 2019: Two APC Chiefs Arrested with PVC in Benue (PHOTOS)
Security officials arrested two alleged members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state of Benue, with permanent voting cards, PVCs.
The two men identified as Christopher and Terseer Iordye were summoned today with a total of 43 PVC, reports Daily Trust.
They were caught with PVC in the polling stations of Gbajimgba High School, in the state of Benue.
While Christopher was arrested with 6 cards, Terseer was caught with 37.
Nigeria decides: Gwarinpa-Abuja voters deplore late voting, failure of card readers
Voters at the Gwarinpa LEA Primary School in Abuja expressed disappointment at the late start of voting in the region, with polling stations finally open at 10:00.
The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) announced that the electoral unit had recorded a high turnout.
The door of the primary school opened at 9:51 and there was a jostling to rush into the room.
Meanwhile, people waiting, from S to Z, have expressed disappointment, card readers not working.
However, the vote began on the other lines and the INEC agents badured them that the problem would be solved.
Many voters at the LEA Primary School, Galadima, complain about the delay in opening the poll because many of them came at 6:00 am
NAN reports that there are hundreds of people waiting outside the door, which is still locked at 8:55.
INEC officials arrived around 7:30 am and locked themselves inside the school, apparently preparing the material for the vote.
A constituent, Mrs. Irisim Andrew-Jauro, stated that she had come at 6 am and that she was not worried about late checkout.
She expressed satisfaction, however, at the high participation rate.
According to her, people are so eager to exercise their right to vote.
Mrs. Comfort Moses-Oleghe said that she has been coming since 7 am but that nothing is happening.
INEC officials say nothing. She added that she had also been impressed by the huge attendance. "People are eager to vote".
Mr. Lawrence Paul said, "I came here to exercise my franchise and this delay is not justified. "So far, 9:30, the vote has not started yet.
"Look at the huge crowd and no one voted, we only wrote our names.
"Do they want people to start going, it's bad."
Five journalists from major national dailies were left in the shadows by a team of well – armed police near the home of the Democratic People 's Party deputy chairman, PDP, Peter Obi.
The police, who came in five anonymous, fully loaded and armed police vans, left behind the journalists from the home of the vice-presidential candidate, where they covered him during the vote.
The police, who refused to identify, simply blocked the vehicle used by the journalists, ordered them out and recovered the keys to their vehicle, before releasing them and leaving with the keys, leaving the journalists blocked.
Journalists: The Nwanosike Onu of The Nation, Geoffrey Anyanwu of The Sun, David-Chyddy Eleke of DAILY POST, Vincent Ujumadu of Vanguard and Tony Okafor of Punch were denied the opportunity to run, despite the wearing of the INEC apron , for journalists.
One of the officers simply told reporters that they were following instructions and that they were not listening to anyone, not even the journalists on duty.
Our correspondent found that the officers, who were more than 50, were participating in a coordinated operation to ensure that the election coverage in the PDP fortress in the state was characterized by fear.
Anambra State Police spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, contacted by the stranded journalists, promised to help pick up the keys to the vehicle, while promising to contact the reporters. blocked and defenseless at the junction of Ogbu in Agulu, in the local government area of Anaocha.
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At the time of filling this news, the journalists are still stuck in Agulu.
Bankole Omisore, special advisor to Senate President Bukola Saraki, for international relations, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of having mixed ballots in the state of Kwara.
Omisore said the ballot papers for polling stations 015 and 007 in Oloje were mixed with those for Warah Osin and Magajin Geri.
The Senate Speaker's badistant sounded the alarm in a tweet on Saturday.
He also lamented that the ballots in the Adewole constituency were those of Ajikobi.
"It's too bad that @inecnigeria does not seem to be able to organize the elections properly. They mixed the ballots. The 015 and 007 police units in Oloje both have ballot papers from the divisions of Warah Osin and Magajin Geri, respectively.
"The 006 bulletin in the Adewole neighborhood contains ballots from Ajikobi neighborhood, Kwara State," he tweeted.
Representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disagreed with residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) about the accreditation and voting processes of registered voters.
At polling station 003, in the Kabusa neighborhood, residents were seen in groups, numbered on tiny sheets of paper from people with no ID or accreditation.
The sight aroused suspicion among INEC officials and security officers who sought to question the rally.
But voters have maintained that there was nothing sinister about the numbers communicated to voters.
Although electoral commission officials insisted on banning group actions in all forms, residents claimed that these figures were part of their efforts to ensure order in the polling station through a system of "First come, first vote".
One resident, who spoke anonymously, said, "Contrary to what INEC officials say, we only release the numbers to make sure there is some order in the Environment of the ballot boxes. This is our community. We know people better than INEC. We want only elections without worries, nothing more. "
DAILY POST observed a high turnout of voters in the voting unit.
By 8 o'clock in the morning, sensitive and non-sensitive election materials were on the ground. Unarmed security agents were closely monitoring activities as local observers and party agents were on the ground to protect themselves from dark transactions.
Some of the first voters, who voted before 9:00, welcomed INEC's introduction of simultaneous accreditation and voting.
The late arrival of election materials and late voting characterized today's presidential and national badembly elections in parts of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun to take steps to vote in today's presidential and legislative elections in Oyo, our correspondent, who oversaw the processes in some areas of local government in Ibadan, observed that election materials had arrived at most polling stations. late.
The vote began a few minutes before 9 am, although the actual vote had to start at 8 am, according to the INEC.
At 7:50 am, when our correspondent went to Onireke, the headquarters of Ibadan, in the north-west of the country, INEC officials met to discuss how they would start distributing the material at the respective polling stations.
The electoral officer in charge of the local government told reporters that there were 240 polling stations and 11 constituencies in this area of local government.
However, the commission began making voting arrangements in some of the polling units visited around 8:30 am.
At 0810, INEC officials were seen organizing the offices and displaying the list of electors at Unit 9 in Ward 9, opposite the Secretariat. from the local government of northwestern Ibadan. There are four voting points in this unit. Two security officers, including an NSCDC and a traffic officer, were present to ensure the safety of the INEC personnel and election materials.
In Unit 9 of Ward 9, in front of the Apostolic Church of the Savior, there are two polling stations. INEC staff members were still preparing election materials at 8:25 am, when our correspondent left the voting unit.
The same was recorded at Unit 8 in Ward 9, where INEC officials at both voting points were still preparing election materials.
INEC officials have not yet arrived at Ajibode 8 (Units 1 and 2) of the LGA of Akinyele at 9 am. The number of registered voters in Unit 1 is 1,254, while the number of registered voters in Unit 2 is 1,862.
At 10:05, when our correspondent visited Unit 13 of Ward 10, the vote has not started yet. INEC officials were seen organizing election materials. There are two voting points in this unit. This is the polling station where should vote Senator Rasidi Ladoja, former governor of the state of Oyo.
The first person who voted in Ward 7 Unit 10 voted at 8:50.
At 9:20 am, when our correspondent revisited some units in Ward 9, the vote has not started yet.
The first person who voted in Unit 9 of Ward 9 did it at 9:23.
The same has been recorded in many polling stations of Ibadan North West, Ibadan North, Ido, Lagelu, Akinyele, Saki East and Saki West. .
Nigeria decides: Governor Enugu Ugwuanyi votes
Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi voted in the current presidential and legislative elections.
The governor voted around 10 am in his district of Amaube 2, in the Udenu local administration area.
He said that the state would continue to give glory to God.
Mbad participation rate at polling station 001 in Ushafa, Abuja
Ambode votes
Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State voted Saturday in the presidential elections and in the National Assembly, saying it would be "very peaceful and very fruitful".
Ambode arrived at 9:08 am in his polling station, unit 033 of A5 Ward A and Ogunmodede College of Papa Epe, accompanied by his wife, Bolanle.
S addressing reporters shortly after voting at 10:01, Ambode congratulated the locals for his cooperation.
"I have just exercised my civic right by voting in my polling unit and according to the archives across the state, I can see that the elections are taking place peacefully in all of l & # 39; State.
"I am delighted that the Lagosians have cooperated. we had peaceful nights and since morning everything was very peaceful.
"We want to congratulate the INEC; they have been up to scratch and everywhere, election materials are in place.
"In places where the materials are not yet developed, of course, they are up to it and it will be done," he said.
Votes Adeleke
Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) voted at 9:01 am at Unit 9, 3rd Sagba -Abogunde of Osun State after being accredited by officials of the 39; INEC.
The senator urged voters to respect the law and to avoid any act likely to undermine peace.
S then addressing reporters, Adeleke said, "I thank the Almighty that the election has finally arrived despite the little snags encountered.
"The elections have been very peaceful and I want the people of Osun to respect the laws and vote peacefully."
"Nigerian democracy will survive despite all the challenges it faces."
Adeleke, however, said the security situation in Ede was encouraging and urged people in the community not to engage in acts that could disrupt the electoral process.
Absence of senatorial ballot blocking the vote in the voting unit of Jos
Rescheduled polls of the president and the National Assembly began in the metropolitan areas of Jos and Bukuru in most polling stations visited by DAILY POST.
Despite the disappointment fueled by the rescheduling of elections, voters are in number, ready to vote.
However, while elections in other regions were going on in peace, voters at a polling unit near Plateau Hospital in Jos said the vote would not start because there would be no election ballot for the senatorial election in this unit.
According to them, the vote can begin only when the ballot box is provided.
Speaking to voters, Osaretin Imahireogbo, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for Education and Election Advertising, badured voters that the ballot box would be brought.
People were seen from 5:30 in the morning to go to their different voting units.
Regina Bala, a constituent who spoke to DAILY POST, said she was not deterred by the postponement of the elections: "I was even more moved to vote because I believe I must exercise my civic responsibility and elect leaders who would lead our dear country. "
At the time of filing this report, the ballot box had not yet been brought.
JONATHAN VOTES
The former president, Goodluck Jonathan, voted in Bayelsa State.
Jonathan refused to reveal who he voted for, telling reporters that his remarks could be interpreted as a campaign.
VOTES OF SOWORE
The presidential candidate of the African Congress of Action, Omoyele Sowore, voted Saturday morning.
Sowore described the process as "a bit heavy and frustrating".
In his vote at the MRC 005 polling station in the local government area of Ese Odo (State of Local Government), he said: "So far, everything is peaceful. Voter turnout is very high and encouraging.
"We expect the results to start arriving after 2 pm, but the process is a bit slow and frustrating for voters; people staying here for hours just to be accredited and then vote.
"It's a bit heavy and frustrating, but otherwise it's good so far. I am pleased that we have seen a high turnout. "
Nigeria decides 2019: a card reader does not accredit Governor Bello in his voting unit
The participation of eligible voters has been impressive throughout the Kogi Central Senate District.
Kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello had gone to his polling station, Unit 11, in the Agbada-Ahache Okene-Eba neighborhood in the Okene local government area of Okinawa State. Kogi from 8.30 am
Governor Bello was accompanied by two of his wives, Hajia Rashida Bello and Hajia Amina Bello, in the voting unit.
Unfortunately, the Governor could not be accredited at the time of filing this report due to the malfunction of the card reader.
INEC officials announced that they would provide another card reader.
The unit has a total number of registered voters of 844, whose voting in elections depends on the time frame in which the INEC would provide another card reader for the region.
Nigeria decides 2019: "The big arms of the PDP harbaded", says Peter Obi after the vote, deplores the process
The PDP, candidate for the vice presidency of the People's Democratic Party, lamented the electoral process in the presidential election today.
Obi, while voting in his polling station at Ummimakasi Square, PU019, in his home town of Anambra State, called the voting process "clumsy and time consuming".
However, he fired the alarm on the harbadment of PDP protesters on Friday night, including himself, describing harbadment as a "problem" for Nigeria.
Addressing reporters after their vote, Obi said, "Well, I can not tell you that I'm not energized, but this thing is still a bit awkward for a lot of people. See the time it took for us to go through this voting process.
"Even the inks did not fit, but I'm still confident in the process, even if it's not perfect, in my experience. However, it is too early to comment on the elections.
"It is true that security agencies have taken big supporters of the PDP, some have been harbaded, including myself. This is causing trouble for the country.
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Nigeria decides 2019: what Atiku said after his vote in Adamawa
Popular Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar voted in Jada (Adamawa State) in today's elections to the presidency and the National Assembly.
The wife, Titi, accompanied the former vice president at 10:06 in the local administrative area of Jada, Adamaoua State.
Atiku said he was a "democrat", although he is optimistic about the emergence of the winner and the expectation of a successful transition.
"I am impressed by the participation and hope that the presiding officers will be able to cope with the participation.
"I am looking forward to a successful transition, I am a democrat and I will accept the result."
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Governor Ortom, his wife voted and expressed his happiness during peaceful polls
Governor Ortom votes in Gbajimba while a card reader malfunctions during elections in Benue
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State voted in Gbajimba, in the Guma LGA of Benue State.
Ortom, who voted a few minutes before 10 am, said he was confident that the Democratic People's Party (PDDP) would surely carry the day.
However, reports from various voting units across the state show that there are cases of malfunction of the card reader.
Jime, the candidate for the leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has not yet voted because of the hiccups.
In some places like Udaburu, Ekere Owukpa in Ogbadibo, card readers still do not work properly.
In Ugbugbu, voting accreditation proceeded smoothly however.
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Nigeria decides: members of the police force send election materials to Enugu's voting unit on motorbike (PHOTOS)
Elections began in the state of Enugu on Saturday morning.
It's like some residents have already voted.
A delighted resident of Uwani, who voted in Uwani Ward 4 in Enugu South, told DAILY POST, "I'm so happy that I voted, the process is simple."
Meanwhile, our correspondent spotted a team of presiding officers, consisting of members of the army corps, heading to Opi, in the Nsukka local government area, on a motorcycle.
Corps members stated that they could not afford a vehicle that would deliver them to the unit.
SEE PHOTOS
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Voters of Jabi primary school waiting in line
Voters are very early in the Jabi primary school. At 9:34, voters are already waiting to vote.
Atiku ready to vote
The presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has not yet voted in his Ajiya polling station, in the local government area of Yola North in Adamawa, almost a hour after the start of the presidential and national elections in the National Assembly. .
The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) reports that the vote has actually begun in the unit and in other centers of the metropolis.
Some of his badistants who arrived in the unit, however, said that the flag bearer of the "PDP" "should arrive in a moment."
The president of the AMC, President Muhammadu Buhari, voted four minutes after the start of the poll in Daura, in the state of Katsina.
Buhari, Aisha votes in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari insisted he win the presidential election on Saturday and then welcome the electoral victory.
The president said this after having cast his vote at 8:05 in PU003, Sarkin Yara district, Daura.
The president was reacting to questions of whether he would congratulate the election winner if he could not come out victorious at the end of the exercise.
Buhari, who said he would surely win the elections, expressed his satisfaction with the conduct of the elections and said: "So far, so good, everything is going well".
He congratulated the voters for their methodical conduct until then at the polls.
The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) reports that Buhari and his wife, Aisha, were the first to vote for their polling station in Daura.
They arrived at 8:00 pm at PU003 Hall in the Sarkin Yara district and were immediately accredited without a hitch.
Aisha was the first to vote, after which her husband voted.
When he came out of the booth, Buhari clearly heard his wife joking, "I had to take a look because you were from Adamawa".
The main opponent of President Buhari, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is a native of Adamaoua.
Nigeria decides: Buhari and his wife voted for Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, voted in Daura, in Katsina State, in the presidential elections and in the National Assembly.
The woman, Aisha, voted in front of the president at 8:06, while the president voted at 8:10.
in the Kofar Baru district, in the Sarkin Yara "A" hall of Daura.
After voting, the president said he was satisfied with the state of the art and said he was optimistic about his victory.
President @ Mbhari expressing his vote in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina State.#NigeriaDecides #VoteNotFight pic.twitter.com/DIrPBIpty0
– Radio Buhari (@RadioBuhari) February 23, 2019
On Saturday, February 23, 2019, Nigerians will finally go to the polls to vote for the president who will lead the country for the next four years, one week after the originally scheduled date.
There are a total of 71 presidential candidates for this year's election.
The main contenders are: incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari (APC) and former vice president Atiku Abubakar (Democratic People's Party, PDP).
Others include: Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC); Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressive Party (YPP); Sina Fagbenro-Byron of the KOWA party; Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for the New Nigeria (ANN) and Obadaiah Mailafia of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Mrs. Eunice Atuejide of the National Interest Party (NIP) retired from the race earlier this week.
DAILY POST provides you with live update of events surrounding the elections as they unfold across the country.
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