President Jonathan calls Buhari to congratulate him on his victory:

Presidential Election State by State Results Live Updates:

States Won By Buhari (APC) so far: Ogun, Kano, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Osun, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Niger, Adamawa, Kwara, Borno, Kaduna, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Sokoto, Zamfara

Buhari's Total Votes so Far: 14,951,378 (53.18%)

States Won By Jonathan (PDP) so far: Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Nasarawa, Plateau, Edo, Ebonyi, Abia, Taraba, Bayelsa, Delta, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abuja FCT, Rivers, Cross River

Jonathan's Total Votes so far: 12,827,522 (45.63%)

Buhari is Declared Winner and President-Elect!

Updates 9.49 pm:

Borno State Result
APC – 473, 543
PDP – 25, 640
TOTAL VOTES CAST – 515, 008
 

Updates 8.09 pm:

Buhari’s acceptance speech stage.

President Jonathan calls Buhari to congratulate him on his victory:

The commission will reconvene around 8pm to give us the result for the last state remaining - Borno, but as it stands, it looks like Nigeria now has a new president. Debola Williams and Chude Jideonwo
who work with Gen. Buhari claim GEJ has called to congratulate Buhari over the election results.

Updates 12.53 pm:

RIVERS STATE Presidential Result APC – 69,238, PDP – 1,487,075

Updates 12.45 pm:

CROSS RIVER STATE result APC – 28,368 PDP – 414,863

Updates 12.26 pm:

GOMBE State result APC – 361,245 PDP – 96,873

Updates 12.23 pm:

BAYELSA State presidential election result APC – 5194 PDP – 361,209

Updates 12.08 pm:

LAGOS  Presidential election result APC – 792,460, PDP – 632,327

Updates 12.02 pm:

EBONYI STATE presidential election result APC – 19,518 PDP – 323,653

NIGER STATE presidential election result APC – 657,678 PDP – 149,222

Updates 11.52 am: Everywhere is now calm and the release of results continues....

Updates 11.38 am: PDP Agent, Godwin Orubebe He disrupts and takes over the conference, not

allow anyone else to talk, not even Jega, as he shouts on top of his voice.

He has taken over the conference, not allow anyone else to talk, not even Jega, as he shouts on top of
his voice.

Orubebe has refused to allow Jega to talk or respond to his allegations. “You have nothing to say here. Please, go to your office. You cannot reply here. Go to your office.”

The display by PDP (Orubobe) a few minutes ago is an absolute show of shame.

Updates 10.18 am March 31st: 

In all results of the presidential election in 19 states (+ FCT) released by INEC, in terms of numerical strength, the APC candidate led by 8,520,436 votes against the 6,488,210 votes recorded by Jonathan.

Check out the full details thus far below...

Buhari also led in 10 states, to Jonathan’s 9. Final results are being collated and released.

The official released results include:

Ekiti: PDP – 176, 446; APC – 120, 331;

Enugu: PDP – 553,003; APC – 14,157 votes.
FCT: PDP – 157,195 votes; APC – 146,399 votes.
Kogi: PDP – 149,987 votes; APC – 264,851 votes
Plateau: PDP 549, 615; APC – 429, 140
Nasarawa: PDP – 273,460 votes; APC – 236,838 votes
Ogun: PDP – 207,950 votes; APC – 308,290 votes
Ondo: PDP – 251,368 votes ; APC – 299,889 votes
Osun: PDP – 249,929 votes ; APC: – 383,603
Oyo: PDP – 303,376 votes; APC – 528,620
Akwa Ibom: PDP – 963,304 votes; APC – 58,411

In the Villa, a dishevelled President Jonathan, who received international observers who came to present the election monitoring report to, maintained a calm disposition as he welcomed the visitors.

Ex-president of Ghana, John Kuffour who spoke to journalists, said the success of the polls was not only a good omen to Nigeria as a country, but to the entire West African region and to African at large.

Updates 10.28 pm:

Osun: Results of presidential poll being displayed on a billboard in Okefia area, Osogbo right now. Many passers-by stand by.

Updates 10.24 pm: Total collated results from some states below:

kano

apc : 1,903,999
pdp : 215,779


katsina
apc : 1,345,441
pdp : 98,937

kaduna
apc : 1,127,760
pdp : 484,085

ekiti
pdp : 176,466
apc : 120,331

abuja
pdp: 157,195
apc: 146,399

ogun
apc: 308,290
pdp: 207,950

nassarawa
pdp: 273,460
apc: 236,838

ogun
apc: 308,290
pdp: 207,950

kogi
apc: 264,851
pdp: 149,987

ondo
apc: 299,889
pdp: 251,368

jigawa
apc: 885,988
pdp: 142,904

kwara
apc: 302,146
pdp: 132,602

oyo
apc: 528,620
pdp: 303,376

enugu
pdp: 553,003
apc: 14,157

osun
apc: 333,603
pdp: 249,929

anambra
pdp: 660,762
apc: 17,926

abia
pdp: 368,303
apc: 13,394

Updates 8.59 pm: 

The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has failed in the just concluded presidential election result announced in Gombe state, scoring 96,873 votes against the All Progressive Party (APC) 361,245.

Professor Saminu Abdulrahman Ibrahim of ATBU, Bauchi announced the results at about 5:00pm Monday.
A breakdown of the results indicates that the opposition won in eight out of the eleven local governments that make up the state.
Saminu Abdulrahman Ibrahim, the collation officer said there were 1,110,105 total numbers of registered voters.
He said there were a total of 460,599 valid votes out of which it recorded 473,444 total votes cast
with 12,845 rejects.
Meanwhile, the state capital has remained calm after the announcement of the result with people going about their normal activities unlike the wild reaction that greeted the 2011 elections results.

Updates 5.59 pm:

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s election, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, is coasting home to victory in all the local government areas of Cross River State.
Results of 15 out of the 18 LGAs released as of 4.30pm on Monday at the state collating centre for presidential election at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Calabar showed that Jonathan pulled a total of 326, 110 votes, while his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) secured 19, 774 votes.
A breakdown by local government showed that Jonathan led by a wide margin in all the areas released. A total of 352, 144 valid votes were recorded at the end of the exercise.
The results are listed as follows: Abi LGA, PDP 19, 756, APC 1, 001; Akamkpa (PDP 26, 775, APC 1, 177); Akpabuyo (PDP 10, 328, APC 895); Bakassi (PDP 1, 403, APC 54); Calabar Municipal (PDP 28, 091, APC 2, 018); Calabar South (PDP 26, 669, APC 1, 939) and Etung (PDP 27, 697, APC
317)
Others are Ikom (PDP 28, 765, APC 1, 348); Obanliku (PDP 14, 118, APC 2, 120); Obubra (PDP 26, 850, APC 2, 472); Odukpani (PDP 13, 549, APC 1, 429); Ogoja (PDP 25, 896, APC 1, 353); and Yala (PDP 28, 077, APC 1, 526).
As of the time of filing this report, results for Biase, Boki and Yakurr LGAs were still being awaited.
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Uyo, Prof. Comfort Ekpo, who is the state Collating Officer for presidential election, had not formally announced the result because it had yet to be completed.

Updates 5.27 pm: Some results from the states as released by INEC:

Ekiti

Ekiti LGAs: 16

NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14

REG. VOTERS: 723,255

ACCR VOTERS: 323,739

Result

AA:94 ACPN: 534 APC:120,331 CPP:330 HDP:94 KOWA:108 NCP:377 PDP:176,466 PPN:388
UDP:60 UPP:145

Ogun
TOTAL REG VOTERS:1,709,409 VALID VOTES:533,172 VOTES CAST:559,613 REJECTED VOTES:26,441

#Ogun AA:584 AD:1,927 ACPN:3072 ADC:1364 APA:1930 APC:308,290 CPP:978 HOPE:332 KOWA:432 NCP:815 PDP:207,950 PPN:4,339 UDP:562 UPP:597

Enugu

LGAs: 17 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 1,381,563 ACCR VOTERS: 616,112

#Enugu AA:433 AD:269 ACPN:479 ADC:478 APA:715 APC:14,157 CPP:237 HOPE:110 KOWA:203 NCP:761 PDP:553,003 PPN:407 UDP:1,623 UPP:290

LGAs: 17 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 1,381,563 ACCR VOTERS: 616,112

AA:433 AD:269 ACPN:479 ADC:478 APA:715 APC:14,157 CPP:237 HOPE:110 KOWA:203 NCP:761 PDP:553,003 PPN:407 UDP:1,623 UPP:290

Ekiti

AA:94 ACPN: 534 APC:120,331 CPP:330 HOPE:94 KOWA:108 NCP:377 PDP:176,466 PPN:388 UDP:60 UPP:145

Kogi State

VALID VOTES:421,328 VOTES CAST:439,287 REJECTED VOTES:17,959

LGAs: 21 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 1,350,883 ACCR VOTERS: 476,839

AA:700 AD:427 ACPN:1089 ADC:761 APA:1001 APC:264,851 CPP:967 HOPE:144 KOWA:190 NCP:399 PDP:149,987 PPN:476 UDP:180 UPP:156

Osun

VALID VOTES:642,615 VOTES CAST:663,373 REJECTED VOTES:20,758

AA:377 AD:1667 ACPN:1731 ADC:937 APA:1306 APC:383,603 CPP:1029 HOPE:132 KOWA:255 NCP:767 PDP:249,929 PPN:599 UDP:124 UPP:159

FCT Abuja

TOTAL REG VOTERS:1,709,409 VALID VOTES:306,805 VOTES CAST:316,015 REJECTED VOTES:9210

LGAs: 6 Area Councils NO of POLITICAL PARTIES:14 REG. VOTERS:886,573 ACCR VOTERS:344,056

AA:139 AD:240 ACPN:342 ADC:288 APA:674 APC:146,399 CPP:347 HOPE:83 KOWA:165 NCP:473 PDP:157,195 PPN:269 UDP:95 UPP:96

Oyo State

LGAs:33 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 2,344,448 ACCR VOTERS: 1,073,849

AA:6331 AD:6282 ACPN:8979 ADC:5000 APA:4,468 APC:528,620 CPP:6,674 HOPE:839 KOWA:1,312 NCP:1895 PDP:303,376 PPN:2842 UDP:1069 UPP:3665

Nasarawa State

LGAs: 13 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 1,222,054 ACCR VOTERS: 562,959

AA:40 AD:74 ACPN:95 ADC:105 APA:310 APC:236,838 CPP:131 HOPE:4 KOWA:48 NCP:222 PDP:273,460 PPN:164 UDP:23 UPP:33
 

Updates 5.16 pm:

Abuja: Everybody turns mathematician in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the release of the first round of results, villa’s members of staff are seen adding up the figures.

Jonathan beats Buhari in Rivers, records 1.48 million votes

Updates 3.24 pm:

All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has overtaken President Goodluck Jonathan in Benue State, as he now leads by over 250,000 votes.
Jonathan so far has about 186,000 votes.
Results from a total of 19 out of the‎ 23 local government areas in the state were turned in as of 2.26pm today(Monday).
Only four local governments are being awaited.
Jonathan led Buhari until around 11am, when more results came in.

Collation continues…

Updates 2.11 pm: 

President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded a decent win in Akwa Ibom flooring General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress by a very comfortable margin.

In the 14 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom, Jonathan is coasting to victory. Below are the results.

Ibiono Ibom LGA, Akwa Ibom Presidential Election APC 2,204
PDP 59,088 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Ukana Fun LGA, Akwa State
Presidential Election APC 681

PDP 41,547 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Ini LGA, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential APC 1825 PDP
26,817 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, Akwa
Ibom State Presidential APC
3,620 PDP 13,569 #
Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Ikot Ekpene LGA, Akwa Ibom
State APC: 821 PDP: 37,783 #
Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Ibeno LGA, Akwa Ibom State
APC: 321 PDP: 19,226 #
Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential APC-1,513
PDP-29,655 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Okobo LGA, Akwa Ibom
Presidential APC: 2,223 PDP:
29,470 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Abak LGA, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential APC 910 PDP
63,248 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Eka LGA, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential APC: 252 PDP:
26443 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Nkpat Enem LGA, Akwa Ibom
State Presidential APC: 1273
PDP: 26735 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Etinan LGA, Akwa Ibom State AA
19 ACPA 08 AD 06 ADC 15
APA: 08 APC 1865 CPP: 10 HPP
06 COWA 02 NCP 20 PDP
27,284 PPN 07 UPP 01
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March 30, 2015
Oron LGA, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential: APC 1,411, PDP
PDP 10,490 #Nigeriadecides
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March 30, 2015
Uyo LGA O31, Akwa Ibom State
Presidential: APC 8,651, PDP
91,812 #Nigeriadecides

Updates 1.56 pm: Jonathan wins Bayelsa Delta and Anambra states.

President Goodluck Jonathan and candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday Presidential election has won majority votes in Bayelsa, his state.

However, the difference between registered and accredited voters in the state showed that 200,000 persons failed to participate in the electoral process.

The results declared by the state’s Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor, University of Port – Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Joseph Ajienka, showed that Jonathan won in the eight local government areas of the state.

A breakdown of the Presidential results so far released showed that in Kolokuma/Opokuma, PDP
scored 20,633 while APC got 402.

In Nembe, PDP, 60,950, APC, 557; Ekeremor, PDP 61,012, APC 374; Yenagoa, PDP 45,439, APC 462.

Also, Jonathan polled 50,754 in Ogbia, his local government area while Buhari was said to have scored only 214 votes.

Statistics revealed that many registered voters in some local government areas did not participate in the elections.

For instance out of the 133,442 registered voters in Yenagoa Local Government Area, only 51,577 showed up for accreditation.

The situations were the same in Kolokuma-Opokuma, Nembe, Ekeremor and Ogbia where 13,785, 29,238, 14,451 and 13,389 persons respectively refused to participate in the exercise.

Results of three remaining local government areas were still being expected.

The results were announced after so much delay attributed to the terrains of the state by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Baritor Kpagih.

From the results of the presidential election in the 10 out of 25 local government areas of the state collated as of 1pm, Jonathan leads his major opponent, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress by 375, 731 votes.

Buhari has scored 14, 418 votes so far in Delta State, which is a PDP stronghold.

In Aniocha South, the PDP pulled 20, 181 votes to the APC’s 937. In Ika North-East, the PDP got 53,754 votes, APC got 761. In Oshimili North, it was 16,055 votes for the PDP and 759 votes for the APC.

Bomadi gave the PDP 57,104 votes and 611 votes to the APC. The PDP scored 28,775 votes in Ughelli South, while the APC scored 2511. In Ethiope West, it was 26,376 for the PDP and 3,196 for the APC.

The PDP pulled its highest votes so far in Warri South-West, where it got 71,510 votes to the APC’s 2,975 votes while in Ukwani, it was the PDP 20, 864 votes and the APC 690 votes.

The PDP scored 66,979 votes in Burutu, where the APC scored its lowest, 108 votes. In Oshimili South the PDP got 28,551 votes while the APC got 1870 votes.

The results from over 10 local government areas, especially some from the riverine areas, had not arrived the state collation centre by 1pm on Monday.

Anambra state Presidential results: PDP 660,000, APC 17, 929

Updates 1.52 pm: Jonathan Records Landslide Victory In Abia

Aba South

PDP 36,167
APC 1,423

Aba North
PDP 36, 238
APC 1, 628

Arochukwu
PDP 17, 702
APC 286

Bende
PDP 18, 963
APC 960

Ikwuano
PDP 11, 819
APC 740

Isiala-Ngwa North
PDP 19, 926
APC 414

Isiala-Ngwa South
PDP 14, 753
APC 391
Isuikwuato
PDP 14, 806
APC 411

Obingwa
PDP 47, 329
APC 964

Ohafia
PDP 30, 919
APC 546

Osisioma
PDP 24, 682
APC 579
Ugwunagbo
PDP 11, 817
APC 320

Ukwa East
PDP 7, 357
APC 381

Ukwa West
PDP 12, 856
APC 312

Umuahia North
PDP 20, 586
APC 2, 206

Umuahia South
PDP 17, 247
APC 1, 192

Umunne Ochi
PDP 15, 136
APC 641
 

Updates 12.57 pm: Taraba state Presidential results:

In Lua LGA
APC --12,588

PDP --18,250.

Yoro LGA

APC --7,050


PDP --16,908

Ibi LGA

APC--12,970

PDP--3,221.

Karen Lamido LGA

APC ---8,098

PDP ---21,419

Surdana LGA

APC --26,982

PDP --20,462.

Gashaka LGA

APC --8,972

PDP --5,500.

Arodokola LGA

APC --13,653

PDP --12,034

Bali LGA

APC --20,269

PDP --12,276

Wukari LGA

APC --11,875

PDP --64,610

Kurimi LGA

APC --2,763

PDP --13,011

Zineh LGA

APC --5,617

PDP --23, 045

Gassol LGA

APC --43,426

PDP --8,169.

Updates 12.20 pm:

The Presidential result for 17 local government areas ‎released in Kaduna state so far shows that General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress is progressively leading polling 836,728 votes as against President Goodluck Jonathan who polled 267,169 votes.

In Sanga LGA APC polled 12,817 while PDP polled 22,838 votes. In Soba LGA, APC polled 61,656 while PDP polled 1,998. In Jaba LGA APC polled 5342 votes while PDP polled 18,314 votes. In Kaura LGA APC polled 7,101 votes while PDP polled27,502 votes. In Sabon Garin LGA APC polled 71,022 votes PDP polled 10,845. In Kajuru LGA, APC polled 11,592 while PDP polled 29,292. In Kudan LGA, APC polled ‎38,177 while PDP polled 2,167. In Kubau LGA. ACP polled 63,875 while PDP polled 6,377.

Makarfi LGA APC polled 44,241 votes, PDP polled 3500‎ votes. In Kaduna North LGA APC polled 119,622 votes while PDP polled 16,551 votes. In Kaduna South LGA APC polled 132,514 while
PDP polled 31,820. In Zangon Kataf LGA APC polled 11,034 while PDP polled 56,799. In Igabi LGA‎ APC polled 97,841, PDP 7,410. In Ikara LGA APC polled. 49,146, PDP polled 7,170. In Kagarko LGA APC polled 16,399 while PDP polled 17,491 votes. In Birnin Gwari LGA, APC polled 43,926, PDP polled 2,539 votes. In Giwa LGA, APC polled 50,323 while PDP polled 4,556 votes.

Results from the remaining 5 LGAs were being awaited as at the time of filing this result according to the state Presidential collation officer Professor Jaafar M Kaura.

Updates 12.06 pm:

Akwa Ibom State

Ikot Ekpene LGA 

Registered voters: 69, 264, Accredited voters- 19, 348 (Presidential) APC- 821. PDP- 37,782 Ibesikpo LGA-Code 9 APC- 3,620 PDP- 13,569

Updates 12.01 pm: Buhari beats Jonathan in Kwara.

Updates 11.58 am:

Muhammadu Buhari, is leading his major rival President Goodluck Jonathan in Adamawa state as indicated by the results of 14 Local Governments so far released by the Independent National

Electoral Commission.

Adamawa State has 21 local government areas.

Out of the results declared, APC won in nine Local Governments while PDP won in five local governments.

The local governments whose results have so far been released include Madagali, Lamurde, Michika,
Maiha, Mayo Belwa, Yola South and Yola North.

Others are Mubi North, Shelleng, Toungo, Guyuk, Hong, Girei and Song Local Governments of the state.

In Madagali, the PDP scored 4,997while APC polled 3,331 as PDM. In Lamurde, APC scored 7,322 votes while PDP polled 17, 919. Also in Michika Local Government PDP scored 6,762, APC 3,527.

In Maiha APC scored 15,432 as PDP polled 2,603. In Hong Local Government the home town of former Minister of Health Aliyu Idi Hong, APC got the highest votes of 17, 365, while PDP got 16, 662.

Similarly, Mayo Belwa the local government of impeached governor Murtala Nyako, APC polled 24,483 followed by PDP which scored 17, 789.

In Yola South Local Government, Ribadu’s home town, APC scored 39,019 defeating PDP which polled 10,988 votes. The story is also the same in Yola North where both former PDP National Chairman Bamanga Tukur and Mr. Jonathan’s link man Dr. Hassan Adamu (Wakilin Adamawa) cast their votes, APC trounced PDP with 47, 139 against PDP’s 13, 790 votes.

In Toungo, LG, APC got the highest votes of 6,891against PDP that polled 4,239. In Mubi North, APC also scored the highest votes of 20,641 votes as PDP polled 12,964.

In Shelleng, APC scored 14,656 while PDP polled 9,053. In Guyuk, APC scored 9,575 as PDP 19,808.

PDP won in Song Local Government with 18,495 while APC scored 17, 354.

The state’s Returning Officer, Okogbaa Geoffrey, in his preamble, assured that INEC will ensure transparency by sticking to the provisions of the electoral act in their conducts. He commended the stakeholders for exhibiting a sense of sportsmanship.

Updates 11.25 am:

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive

Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has
opened up a massive lead in the presidential race in
Niger State with results for 11 of the 25 local
governments in the state announced.
So far, Buhari has 296,100 votes, while President
Goodluck Jonathan has polled 74,784 votes.
In Bosso LG, APC got 36,951, while PDP secured
6,036.
In Chanchaga LG, APC garnered 58,239 to PDP’s

9,438.
15,972 people voted for Buhari in Gbako with 5,521
opting for Jonathan.
Gurara LG gave Buhari 17,284 votes and Jonathan
7,803 votes, while the APC defeated the PDP with
16,368 to 2,708 votes in Katcha LG.
Mariga LG gave APC 28, 463 votes and the PDP
4,351 votes.
Other local governments where results have been
announced are: Munya LG (APC, 12,820; PDP,
7119); Paiko LG (APC, 27,298; PDP, 8,029);
Shiroro LG (APC, 27,462; PDP, 7,040). Suleja LG
(APC, 38,262; PDP, 9,535) and Tafa LG (APC,
16,981; PDP, 7,168).
 

Updates 11.20 am:

Abuja: Palpable silence inside Presidential Villa as Jonathan, others await final results of Saturday’s presidential election.

Updates 11.15 am:

Stella Oduah wins Anambra North Senatorial seat

Former Aviation Minister and a Senatorial candidate of the PDP in Anambra State, Princess Stella Oduah, has won the Anambra North Senatorial seat.

She defeated her major opponent, Chief Dubem Obaze of APGA.

1. Onitsha North LGA
PDP- 42,239

APGA- 8,868

2. Onitsha South LGA
PDP- 25,890
APGA- 10,112

3. Ayamelum LGA
PDP- 9,782
APGA- 15,292

4. Oyi LGA
PDP- 12,301
APGA – 10,683

5. Ogbaru LGA
PDP – 33,542
APGA – 7,558

6. Anambra East LGA
PDP- 8,871
APGA- 12,342

7. Anambra West LGA
PDP – 9,007
APGA – 5,863

TOTAL
PDP – 143,478
APGA- 70,906
Winner – Princess Stella Oduah
Results declared by Dr. Celestine Okaro, INEC returning officer.

Updates 10.55 am:

PDP leads in seven LGAs in Edo State (Presidential):

At Igueben, the PDP led with 6,854
votes while the All Peoples Congress followed with 5,692 votes.
In Esan Central, PDP polled 12,003 votes while the APC polled 7,688 votes.
In Etsako Central PDP led with 10,365 votes while APC followed with 8,152
votes.
At Esan North East, PDP led with 19,440
votes while APC polled 6,151 votes. At Etsako East, the PDP polled 13,071
votes while APC polled 9,788.
At Esan West, the
PDP polled 19,600 votes while the APC polled 9,578 votes.
At Ikpobaokha
PDP polled 31,373 votes while the APC polled 18,527 votes. At Owan East,
the PDP polled 12,121votes while the APC polled 12,925 votes.



Alexander, Benin: Edo North N/Assembly results
AKOKO EDO FED. CONST.
APC 18,887
PDP 16,348
ETSAKO FED. CONST.
APC 42,079
PDP 29,941



Alexander, Benin: Edo Central N/Assembly results

SENATE
APC 46,820
PDP 84,782
REP (Esan North East/South East)
APC 14,348
PDP 33,891
(Esan West/ Esan Central/Igueben)
APC 23,825
PDP 36,075



Alexander, Benin: N/Assembly Results
Owan Federal Constituency
APC 36,606
PDP 21,069‎
Akoko Edo Federal Constituency

APC 19,006
PDP 16,680
Collation is still ongoing in Edo South.‎

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Odigie-Oyegun, lost his ward to the People’s Democratic Party in Saturday’s Presidential elections.

Two units made up Ward 2 of the Staff Training School at GRA Benin; the APC lost in both units.

At Unit one, the PDP polled 95 votes in the presidential election while APC polled 78 votes.

The party also polled 94 votes in the Senatorial election while APC polled 85 votes.

In the House of Representatives, the PDP polled 95 votes while the APC polled 80 votes.

At unit two where Oyegun cast his vote, the PDP polled 88 votes in the Presidential election while APC polled 65.

For the House of Rep, PDP polled 79 votes while APC polled 75.

For the Senatorial elections, PDP polled votes while APC polled 76.

Updates 10.44 am:

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS RESULTS

KATSINA STATE: APC: 1,345,441
(93%) and PDP: 98,937 (6.5%)
OTHERS (0.5%).

Updates 10.39 am:

Presidential election result in Sokoto State
Kware LGA: APC 36,809 PDP 5,339
Dange Shuni LGA: APC 31,036. PDP 6,918
Guronyo LGA: APC 28,950. PDP 7,664

Gwadabawa LGA: APC 34,929, PDP 5,951
Salami LGA : APC: 18,922 PDP 5,029
Wurno LGA: APC 24414, PDP 3,928

Tangaza LGA: APC 24,719 PDP 4,866
Binji LGA: APC 16,478, PDP 4,722
Bodinga LGA: APC 25,084 PDP 6,816
Sokoto South LGA : APC 48,900 PDP 11,048
Rabah LGA: APC 19,887 PDP 4,994
Tambuwal LGA: APC 51,701 PDP 7,282
Sokoto North LGA : APC 44,705 PDP 8,687
Yabo LGA: APC 20,279 PDP 4,357
Wamakko LGA : APC 46,736 PDP 6,719
Kebbe LGA : APC 22,345 PDP 3,802
Illela LGA: APC 33,847 PDP 8,287
Tureta LGA: APC 12,648 PDP 6,121
Shagari LGA: APC 26,696 PDP 6,396

Updates 10.29 am:

Nasarawa state final presidential result

APC: 236,838
PDP: 273,460

Kebbi Presidential Election Results

The All Progressive Congress (APC) is in a clear lead in the Presidential election with 19 out of the 21 Local Government of Kebbi State results so far collated on Monday by the State collation officer,Pro Mohammed Lawal Ahmadu at the collation centre in Birnin Kebbi.

The 19 LGAs are:

Aliero: PDP 3,671. APC 16,211
Augie: PDP 4,760. APC 25,790

Arewa: PDP 9,607; APC 31,849
Argungu: PDP 2,510. APC 37,588
Bagudo : PDP 6,636. APC 18,196
Bunza: PDP 2,240.APC 27,357
Birnin Kebbi : PDP 5,299 APC 74,440
Danko/Wasagu: PDP 5,511. APC 28,758
Maiyama: PDP 5,300.APC 25,333
Fakai: PDP 3,947.APC 12,426
Jega: PDP 2,977.APC 44,219
Gwandu: PDP 2,887.APC 28,253
Sakaba: PDP 2,898.APC 13,814
Kalgo: PDP 2,042.APC 17,663
Ngaski: PDP 3,803 APC 21,929
Zuru: PDP 7,920 APC 22, 469
Shanga: PDP 8,342 APC 16,477.
Suru: PDP 7,447 APC 29, 366
Koko/Bese: PDP 3,120.APC 25,530
The result of Yauri and Dandi LGAs are still being expected.

Updates 9.46 am:

INEC Nigeria declares Bukola Saraki winner Kwara Central Senatorial District to return as Senator. Total votes 195,304 Total valid votes 187,585. APC votes 118,879. PDP 66,864. 

Updates 9.39 am:

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has won the senatorial election

conducted in Enugu West senatorial zone of Enugu State.

The returning Officer for Enugu West 2015 Senatorial Election, Prof. Fab Onah announced the results as follows-

APC- 2314; AD- 186; APGA- 425; PDP- 120,075; UDP- 57 and UPP – 15.

Also Hon. Toby Okechukwu was declared winner for Awgu Aninri Federal Constituency having
polled 65929 to beat his closest rival Nwangbowa Ikechukwu of APC who got 1357.

DAILY POST recalls that Senator Ekweremadu, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, clinched the party’s ticket unopposed during the primary elections.

Updates 9.36 am: 

Abia:

Abia South Senatorial district as declared on Monday: PDP 101,433 APGA 70,502 PPA 4,481 APC 3,530 LP 397 UDP 121 UPP 55

Updates 9.24 am:

ALL Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the three Senators seats contested during the last saturday general election in Jigawa state.

The APC’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari also has the won the presidential election in the state.

Declaring the presidential election result, the returning officer Professor James Ayatsa who is the
Vice Chancellor of Federal University Katsina, announced that Gen Buhari scored 885,988 while
President Goodluck Jonathan scored 143.

Updates 9.11 am: 

The Peoples Democratic Party has emerged winner of the Awka North and Awka South House of Representatives seat.

Announcing the result at Awka around 6am, INEC declared Anayo Nnebe of the PDP the winner with 22,762 votes; while Godson Ezenagu of APGA and Chukwuemeka Nwogbo of the APC were said to have recorded 22,130 and 5,663 votes respectively.

  

Buhari wins Kogi with 60% of total votes.

Abia:
Results for Abia South Senatorial district as declared on Monday:

PDP 101,433
APGA 70,502
PPA 4,481
APC 3,530
LP 397
UDP 121
UPP 55

Updates 7.06 pm:

Presidential election result (Kaduna continues).Godwin, Kaduna: Kagarko LGA: APC – 16,399 PDP – 17,491 Ikara LGA: APC – 49,146 PDP – 7,170 Igabi LGA: APC – 97,841 PDP – 7,110

Presidential election result (Kaduna continues) Godwin, Kaduna: Zango-Kataf LGA: APC – 11,034 PDP – 56,799 Birnin-Gwari: APC – 43,926 PDP – 2,593. Giwa LGA: APC – 50,323 PDP – 4,556

Plateau: Presidential results: Langtang South APC 7,977 PDP15,569 Riyom APC 5,291 PDP 29,437 Kanke APC 8,063 PDP 24,800 Jos East APC 10,875 PDP 9,904 Jos South APC 22,490 PDP 89,741 Barakin Ladi APC 12,765 PDP 47,964 Bassa APC 22,625 PDP 32,519 Langtang North APC 9,416
PDP 28,677

Updates 5.03 am: 

Edo state:

Estako Federal Constituency House of Rep

|
APC 42079 (Philip Shaibu)
PDP 29941 (Abbas Braimah)
SDP 8654 (Shaibu Elamah)

Esan West/Igueben/Esan Central House of Reps results


PDP: 36044 (Joe Edionwele)
APC: 23825 (Gideon Obhakhan)

Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency results
PDP: 16,348 (Balogun Bankole)
APC: 18,887 (Peter Akpatason)



Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal Constituency results



APC 38,815 (Paul Ohonbamu)



PDP 38,883 (Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonnayima)



Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency



APC 14,348 (Irabor Onikolase)



PDP 33,891 (Sergius Ogun)



Edo Central Senatorial District



APC: 46,820 (Francis Inegbeneki)

PDP: 84,782 (Clifford Ordia)



Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency results



PDP: 16,348 (Balogun Bankole)

APC: 18,887 (Peter Akpatason)



Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal Constituency results



APC 38,815 (Paul Ohonbamu)

PDP 38,883 (Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonnayima)



Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency



APC 14,348 (Irabor Onikolase)

PDP 33,891 (Sergius Ogun)



Edo Central Senatorial District



APC: 46,820 (Francis Inegbeneki)

PDP: 84,782 (Clifford Ordia)



Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency results



PDP : 16,348 (Balogun Bankole)

APC : 18,887 (Peter Akpatason)



Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal Constituency results



APC 38,815 (Paul Ohonbamu)

PDP 38,883 (Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonnayima)



Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency



APC 14,348 (Irabor Onikolase)

PDP 33,891 (Sergius Ogun)



Edo Central Senatorial District

APC: 46,820 (Francis Inegbeneki)

PDP: 84,782 (Clifford Ordia)

Updates 4.50 am March 30th:  Akpabio Wins Senatorial Race,  APC Wins All The Senatorial Seats In Oyo.

Updates 8.51 pm:

Osun: APC wins presidential poll in 28 out of 30 LGAs in Osun State.

Updates 8.50 pm:

SURULERE LGA OF OYO STATE:
PDP won with 12,793 while APC polled 7,448.

Updates 8.35 pm:

Niger East Senatorial seat. Governor Babangida Aliyu is the PDP candidate in this zone.

Results for five LGs in the zone. Results of four LGs being awaited...

Gurara LG
PDP 6,520

APC, 18,887

Shiroro LG

PDP 7,519
APC 27,191

Chanchaga LG
PDP 17,519

APC 41,519

Tafa LG
PDP 8,151
APC 17, 596

Bosso LG
PDP 7,061
APC 36, 250

Updates 8.27 pm:

General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the five local government area so far declared in Kano by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The result is being declared at headquarters of the INEC in the state capital. Our correspondent reports that Buhari got 23,451; Jonathan polled 4,997 votes in Kibiya.

In Gabasawa, General Buhari polled 31,499 votes and Jonathan got 3,840; in Albasu, Buhari polled 34,572, Jonathan 3,047; Bagwai, Buhari got 28,755 and Jonathan polled 8,159 and in Kunchi Buhari got 24, 542 and Jonathan went with 2,921 votes.

Abuja:

Abaji:
Presidential election: APC  10,853, PDP-7,762

Senate:APC 9,840, PDP 8,749
House of Reps: APC 10,047, PDP 8,215
Gwagwalada:
Presidential election: APC 26,282, PDP 19,531
Senate: APC 25,476, PDP 20,475
House of Reps: APC 25, 441, PDP 19,258

Abeokuta South Fed Constituency
APC candidate, Samuel Williams, declared winner with 31, 663 votes and returned re-elected.
The PDP candidate, Ajayi Daniel, came second with 7,589 votes as the SDP candidate trailed behind
him with 4, 530 votes.

Osun State update:

Ede South LGA: APC 12,068; PDP 6,899
Ede North LGA: APC 16,014; PDP 9,628 

PDP records first victory in Oyo State. 
ITESIWAJU LG results: PDP 7,606  APC 7,257 
TOTAL VOTES CAST 16,304

INEC Collation Officer, Abuja Senatorial District, Prof. Innocent Okoro,
cross-checking results sheets ahead of the official annoucement.

There is tension in Ebonyi State as the Independent National Electoral Commission has refused to announce results of last Saturday’s elections in the state.

Our correspondent gathered from youth members of the Labour Party that there would be “chaos” should the INEC fail to announce the result before the end of today.

“And if the results are announced and it falls short of what we already have from our agents, then we will burn the state,” a LP member said.

Osun update:

(Presidential) Irewole LGA: APC 16,775; PDP 7,566.

Updates 4.26 pm: Rivers protesters allege that Wike has just been smuggled out of INEC office in Port Harcourt.

Updates 4.20 pm: Oyo: In Oyo State, APC now has 12 out of the14 House of Representative seats. PDP has one in Ogo Oluwa/Surulere Federal Constituency. Labour Party won in Ogbomoso South.

Updates 4.04 pm: 

Osun State Presidential election result:

Ayedire LGA. APC 8,280; PDP 6,323
Obokun LGA. APC 10,506; PDP 9,325
Ilesha West. APC 11,714; PDP 5,145
Ayedade LGA. APC 13,560; PDP 9,466

Olaoluwa LGA. APC 8,125: PDP 5,910
Oriade LGA. APC 12,724; PDP 10,490
Egbedore LGA. APC 9,577; PDP 6,507

Ifelodun. APC 17,040; PDP 9,847
Irepodun. APC 12,485; PDP 7,750
Isokan. APC 10,187; PDP 6,974
Orolu. APC 8,466; PDP 6,360
Odo Otin. APC 13,351; PDP 10,230
Ife East. APC 12,513; PDP 15,532
Olorunda. APC 23,342; PDP 7,958
Atakumosa West. APC 6,639; PDP 4,734
Ife South. APC 9,793; PDP 9,283
Ife North. APC 8,369; PDP 7,921
Boripe LGA. APC 12,152; PDP 7,457
Ila LGA. APC 11,576; PDP 7,647
Ifedayo LGA. APC 3,824; PDP 3,786
Atakumosa East. APC 8,668; PDP 5,418
Ilesha East. APC 13,229; PDP 5,740
---------------------------
Now 23 LGAs. APC win in 22, PDP 1
 

Updates 3.22 pm: Lagos: Collation for Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency soon to be completed. Ten out of 11 wards have been concluded. The last ward is underway.

Updates 3.14 pm:  INEC releases Presidential results from 10 LGs in Ogun state. APC leading 

INEC has released results of the Presidential election in 10 local governments in Ogun State. As at 2:pm on Sunday March 29th in Abeokuta, APC won seven with wide margin while PDP won the remaining three local government areas.

The local government areas released so far include Obafemi-Owode, Abeokuta North, Odogboolu, Odeda, Imeko-Afon, Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, Remo-North, Ewekoro, and Ijebu North-East. See details
below...

The details are as follows;
 Odeda Local government
Number of registered voters -63,935
Number of accredited voter -17,463

APC -11,102
PDP -4,456

Total valid votes -16,152
Voided votes -775
Total votes cast -16,927

Imeko Afon Local Government
Number of voters registered -35,311
Number of accredited voters -23,481

APC -7,657
PDP -12,153

Valid votes cast -20,466
Void votes -1,122

Sagamu Local Government
Number of registered voters -77,955
Number of accredited voters -37,772

APC -15,761
PDP -17,263

Ijebu Ode Local Government
Number of registered voters -55,127
Number of voters accredited -25,973

APC -14,043
PDP -8,972

Remo North Local Government
Number of registered voters -39,180
Number of accredited voters -16,960
APC -6,164
PDP -9,278

Ewekoro Local Government
Number of registered voters -62,425
Number of accredited voters -14,193

APC -9,626
PDP -3,227

Obafemi-Owode Local Government
Number of registered voters -74,871
Number of accredited voters -24,402
APC -15,207
PDP -5,786

Ijebu North-East
Number of registered voters 36058
Number of accredited voters 15214
APC- 7638
PDP -6163

Odogboolu local government
Number of registered voters 70658
Number of accredited voters 25752
APC -11623
PDP -11405

Abeokuta North local government
Number of registered voters -12 5485
Number of accredited voters -30556
APC 21213
PDP 5,742

Source: Vanguard

Ibadan Presidential results for Oyo West LGA APC 16,431 PDP 5,381 Total valid votes 21812.

Updates 2.38 pm:

Edo: National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Odigie Oyegun, lost his ward to the People’s Democratic Party in Saturday’s Presidential elections.

Daura LGA in kastina

APC: 69632,
PDP:117

Ekiti State Total Vote
APC 123,308
PDP 176,351

Updates 5.55 am:

The leader of the PDP in Lagos State, Bode George, failed to deliver victory to President Goodluck Jonathan as he lost in his polling unit 001 on Evans/Adu Street, Lagos Island, where the APC got 109 votes and PDP scored 108 votes. The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, also lost in his unit 009, ward 3 in Apapa, where the APC scored 129 votes while the PDP got 60 votes.

Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, delivered his Kafi/Sunday Adigun unit 047 located in Alausa to his party, the All Progressives Congress, which won by 180 votes to Peoples Democratic Party’s 55 votes. The Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola, also delivered his ward G3 located at the State Senior School, Itolo, Surulere, to the APC, which won by 317 votes to PDP’s 135. The governorship candidate of the APC in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, won in his unit in Epe, where the party polled 95 to PDP’s 75.

Akure: The All Progressives Congress has posted a surprise victory at the Iju-Odo/Iju-Oke/Erekiti

Ward, in Okitipupa Local Government, the traditional place of the late former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu. Reports from the ward collation centre show that In the presidential poll, PDP scored 1,006 votes while APC polled 1,127 votes. For the Senate, the PDP polled 1,103 votes while the APC recorded 1,113 votes. The APC topped the House of Reps contest, scoring 1,088 to beat close rival PDP, which polled 1,086 votes.

Updates 5.23 am March 29th: More Polling Units Results:

General Buhari's Polling Unit result.

APC 499 votes,
PDP 0,
invalid 0

• AYA Roundabout Polling Unit, Asokoro. Presidential: APC = 272. PDP = 148.

• Asokoro PU011 Presidential APC - 283 PDP - 280

• Polling Unit 013 Asokoro. APC 267 PDP 286

• Jere Street Polling Unit Garki II, ABUJA Municipal. Presidential: KOWA =1. NCP= 2. PDP= 199. APC =199.

• Polling Unit at Jaji Street, Kubwa, Abuja. Presidential: APC: 128. PDP: 128.

• Makama/SarkinFawa Bauchi Consitiuency, Bauchi State. Polling Unit E30 056. Presidential: PDP:
20 APC: 1029

• Polling Unit at Wuse Zone 6, Yaounde Street. Presidential: APC 389. PDP 257.

• Wuse Zone 1, Olusegun Obasanjo Way Polling Unit. Presidential: APC 215. PDP 117.

• House Of Reps APC 249. PDP 230. Asokoro Polling Unit 013

• Kwame Nkrumah Crescent, Asokoro PU1 House of Reps. PDP. 46 APC. 65 LP. 1 APGA. 10

• Polling Unit 022 Maitama, Abuja. Presidential APC-323. PDP-197.

• Polling Unit 12, Uhucheba Ward Adavi, Kogi. Presidential PDP: 21. APC: 252. APA:1 Invalid:2

• Polling Unit - EC 30 A, Wuse Zone 4, Abacha Estate, Abuja. Presidency: APC - 447 PDP - 224.

• Polling Unit At PW Market In Kubwa, Bwari Area Council. Presidential Election : APC129, PDP 198.

• Gwagwalada Ward F, PU 29 - Abuja Presidential APC: 143 PDP: 53

• Nyanya Gbagalape Abuja. Presidential APC- 136 PDP -167 Others 6

• Maitama Model Secondary School Abuja.. PDP: 68. APC: 682. Others: 15

• INEC has announced that voting will continue tomorrow in polling units which encountered accreditation and voting problems.

Updates 4.57 am March 29th:

Yenagoa: 
Unit 7, Ward 10, Agudama, Ipetiama: PDP: 214, APC 1 for Presidential. One invalid vote.
PDP Ogien Unit‎,Ward 3 Yenagoa: PDP 467 APC. 0 for Presidential election.

Osun: The collation of election result was almost marred on Saturday as corps members had to resort to use their telephone light to collate results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Our correspondent, who observed the collation of result at Salvation Army Middle School discovered that there was no electricity supply to the school as at 11:30 pm when the collation was ongoing. 

Some of the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission complained that they were not taken care of, saying they had not eaten anything since morning.

Some of the corps members threatened to beat Channels Television crew – Bose Sodiq and Oloyede Oyegbenle. 

They also threatened to smash the camera of the TV station for daring  to record them while collating the result in the dark. 

It took the intervention of some other journalists  before the irate corps members were pacified.

Buhari thrashes Jonathan inside Aso Rock:
Unit 22: PDP 302, APC 348.
Unit 21: PDP 293, APC 265.
Total: PDP 595, APC 613.

Kamar, Ekiti: Peoples Democratic Party has won Dallimore
Ward 009 in Ado Ekiti.

Presidential election: PDP 3503, APC 2062

Senate: PDP 3537, APC 1888

Rep: PDP 3338, APC 1770

Updates 11.19 pm: 

Unit 09 , ward 11 Isan Ekiti ( Dr Kayode Fayemi’s polling booth)
Presidential =
APC – 140 ;
PDP – 24.
Senate = APC – 135 ,
PDP – 21
Rep
APC – 142, PDP – 22

Updates 11.12 pm:

Ife, Ifo, Ogun State: PU 2, Ajuwon,
Ifo LGA –
Presidential: APC -158, PDP – 35, SDP – 1, AD – 1, PPN – 1 and 16 votes voided.

Senate: PDP – 32, APC – 156, SDP – 10, NNPP – 1, ACP – 1 while 13 votes were voided.
House of Reps: PDP – 36, APC – 150, SDP – 7, invalid,18.

Updates: 11.11 pm: Jos: Voting ongoing in most polling units in Jos as of 8 pm as a result of late arrival of election materials. In some instances, where the materials arrived at 3pm, the voters and the electoral officers agreed to accredit and vote at the same time.

For instance at the Wild Life Park polling unit in Jos South, materials got to the unit late in the afternoon and the voters asked the INEC officers to allow them vote immediately they were accredited.

At PU 012, Tudun Wada in Jos North, officials arrived with electoral materials at about 3pm due to
what officials referred to as transportation problems and have to be moved by facilities provided by political parties to the polling units and not INEC.
The same applied to PU 063, where INEC officials also arrived at 3pm. Voting was done simultaneously with accreditation.

Updates 11.10 pm: Lagos: Residents of VGC were requested to come with flashlight before voting as darkness enveloped the polling centre and INEC officials ‎could not make out the names on the list. 

Accreditation started late at Unit 33 at VGC following the late arrival of the officials. 

Out of 718 voters accredited, only 170 could cast their votes as of 7:30pm. 

APC Vice Presidential candidate Prof. Yemi Osinbajo had yet to vote as at 7:35pm.

Updates 11.06 pm:

Abuja: Presidential Villa

House of Reps: Unit 021: APC 255; PDP254. Unit 022: APC 334: PDP 241

Abuja: Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress wins the presidential election at the polling unit in Mogadishu ‎Cantonment (popularly called Sani Abacha Barracks). Out of the 717 registered voters in the unit, APC polled 280 votes while its closest ‎rival, Peoples Democratic
Party which fielded President Goodluck Jonathan polled 213 votes‎. The counting was concluded at exactly 9.55pm on Saturday. Supporters of the APC burst into jubil‎ation as the 280th ballot paper of the APC was counted. They shouted “sai baba” as they made their ways to their various homes leaving the polling officials at the polling unit.

Abuja: Presidential Villa
Senate for Unit 021: PDP-286; APC 260. Unit 022: PDP-281; APC 337

Updates 9.10 pm:

Gamawa Unguwar Baba “B”, Bauchi State:

Presidentials
APC: 314
PDP: 1
Void: 3
Anifowose Ikeja, Polling Unit 20
Presidentials
APC: 31
PDP: 62
RESULTS: Polling Unit 016, Faskari LG,

Katsina
Presidentials
APC: 472
PDP: 22
Senate
APC: 357
PDP 133
PU 22, ward 5, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos
Presidentials
PDP: 34
APC: 111
Obasanjo delivers ward to Buhari
APC – 100
PDP – 26
—
Presidential Election in my polling unit 011,
Madagali Ward, Madagali L.G.A, Adamawa
state.
APC = 95, PDP = 47, UPP = 1, PPN = 1, Invalid
= 1. Total Vote Cast = 145.
Church bus stop Alimosho Presidency APC –
1,500 PDP – 97 Kowa – 15
Joda polling unit 1, Birnin Kebbi:
Presidential
APC 237
PDP 32
Senate
APC (sen Aliero) 151
PDP 40″
Bama IDP Camp Maiduguri
Presidentials
APC: 108
PDP: 0
Birshi ward unit 006 APC 304 while PDP 37 +
7 invalid
APC 172 PDP 12
Kudiri Umaishs
The results are beginning to come PU019…
Sura Mogaji street ilupeju Lagos
Accredited voters :103
Presidential :
86(APC)
14(PDP)
1(AD)
Invalid votes :2
OPC (PDP) Leader Gani Adams Ward PDP 44
APC 119
Unit 05-02-11-024,
GRA Bauchi.
Presidential
ADC 1
APA 1
APC 431
PDP 43
Church bustop Alimosho
Presidency
APC – 1,500
PDP – 97
Kowa – 15
Iremo Ward 5, Unit 001 of Ife Central Osun:
Presidential APC: 140 PDP: 13″
Oke-Ode ward II, Polling unit 010 Result:
Presidential: PDP=5 APC=80,
Senate: PDP=5, APC= 88, Rep: PDP=5, APC 80
GEJ South West Militant Gani Adams lost his
ward. OPC (PDP) Leader Gani Adams Ward
PDP 44 APC 119
PU 30, Unilag gate, Presidential result.
APC – 75
PDP – 38
AD – 1
ACPN – 1
Void – 0
PU 30, Unilag gate, Presidential result.
APC – 75
PDP – 38
AD – 1
ACPN – 1
Void – 0
Sura Mogaji street ilupeju Lagos Accredited
voters :103 Presidential : 86(APC) 14(PDP)
1(AD) Invalid votes :2
Eti osa Lagos Presidential Apc 47. Pdp 25. 1
void. Senate Apc 47. Pdp 24. 2 viods. Reps
Apc 43. Pdp 25. Voids 5. Polling booth 27 b
President Apc 37. Pdp
Oyingbo,Lagos. Unit code:041. Presidential:
Apc=94, Pdp= 29 Senate: Apc=83, Pdp=37.
Rep: Apc=83, Pdp=33.
PU EC 30 B ALAGOMEJI YABA LAGOS
PRESIDENCY : #APC 106, #PDP 34 #AD 1
PU 30, Unilag gate. Presidential results;
Accredited voters 120, Voted 116
AD -1 ACPN -1 Void – 1 PDP – 38 APC – 75
Kowa – 0 [
Final Results: PU 016 Capt. Adamu Ward
Maiduguri Metropolitan APC: 151 Votes PDP:
02 Votes
PU NO: 22-16-07-015., Okene, Kogi State. For
Presidential: APC 186, PDP 34, invalid 4. For
Sen: APC 94, PDP 73, SDP 36, PPA 13, UPA 1,
Invalid 7. For Rep: APC 15, PDP 66, SDP 124.
AP Filling Station, Akure Ward 4 Presidential
APC 234, PDP 71
PU 040 Alimosho PRESIDENTIAL APC 32 PDP
23, SENATOR APC 28 PDP 27, REP APC 29
PDP 23.”
RESULTS: Magaji Are 2 PU18, IL/West,
Kwara>>> Pres- APC=147, PDP=67 Senate
APC=128 PDP=79 House-APC=114 PDP=66.
ward 16 ibara-orile Abeokuta north P.U 12
village President APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0 Senate
APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0 Rep APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0″
PU NO: 12-16-07-012, Okene, Kogi State. For
Presidential: APC 108, PDP 39, For Sen: APC
59, PDP 56, SDP 36. For Rep: No
confirmation.
RESULTS: Polling Unit Ward 016 faskari LG
katsina state. Presidentials APC: 472 PDP: 22.
Senate PDP 133. APC 357
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Gombe…
APC:290 PDP:28
RESULTS – GWADALADA PU 029
PRESIDENTIAL – APC 143, PDP 53
RESULTS: Magaji Are 2 PU18, IL/West,
Kwara>>> Pres- APC=147, PDP=67 Senate
APC=128 PDP=79 House-APC=114 PDP=66.
PDP Gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa fails to
deliver ward:
Marakawa A & B: APC: 445; PDP: 167
Prof Osinbajo delivers ward
Prof Osinbajo’s PU – 240804033
Final no. accredited today – 856
718 -APC
138 – PDP

Updates 9.04 pm:

GRA Bauchi.
Presidential
ADC 1
APA 1
APC 431
PDP 43
Church bustop Alimosho
Presidency
APC – 1,500
PDP – 97
Kowa – 15
Iremo Ward 5, Unit 001 of Ife Central Osun: Presidential APC: 140 PDP: 13″

Oke-Ode ward II, Polling unit 010 Result:
Presidential: PDP=5 APC=80,
Senate: PDP=5, APC= 88, Rep: PDP=5, APC 80
GEJ South West Militant Gani Adams lost his ward. OPC (PDP) Leader Gani Adams Ward PDP 44 APC 119
PU 30, Unilag gate, Presidential result.
APC – 75
PDP – 38
AD – 1
ACPN – 1
Void – 0
PU 30, Unilag gate, Presidential result.
APC – 75
PDP – 38
AD – 1
ACPN – 1
Void – 0
Sura Mogaji street ilupeju Lagos Accredited voters :103 Presidential : 86(APC) 14(PDP) 1(AD) Invalid votes :2
Eti osa Lagos Presidential Apc 47. Pdp 25. 1 void. Senate Apc 47. Pdp 24. 2 viods. Reps Apc 43. Pdp 25. Voids 5. Polling booth 27 b President Apc 37. Pdp
Oyingbo,Lagos. Unit code:041. Presidential: Apc=94, Pdp= 29 Senate: Apc=83, Pdp=37. Rep: Apc=83, Pdp=33.
PU EC 30 B ALAGOMEJI YABA LAGOS PRESIDENCY : #APC 106, #PDP 34 #AD 1
PU 30, Unilag gate. Presidential results; Accredited voters 120, Voted 116
AD -1 ACPN -1 Void – 1 PDP – 38 APC – 75 Kowa – 0 [
Final Results: PU 016 Capt. Adamu Ward Maiduguri Metropolitan APC: 151 Votes PDP: 02 Votes
PU NO: 22-16-07-015., Okene, Kogi State. For Presidential: APC 186, PDP 34, invalid 4. For Sen: APC 94, PDP 73, SDP 36, PPA 13, UPA 1, Invalid 7. For Rep: APC 15, PDP 66, SDP 124.
AP Filling Station, Akure Ward 4 Presidential APC 234, PDP 71
PU 040 Alimosho PRESIDENTIAL APC 32 PDP 23, SENATOR APC 28 PDP 27, REP APC 29 PDP 23.”
RESULTS: Magaji Are 2 PU18, IL/West, Kwara>>> Pres- APC=147, PDP=67 Senate APC=128 PDP=79 House-APC=114 PDP=66.
ward 16 ibara-orile Abeokuta north P.U 12 village President APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0 Senate APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0 Rep APC 68 PDP 0 SDP 0″
PU NO: 12-16-07-012, Okene, Kogi State. For Presidential: APC 108, PDP 39, For Sen: APC 59, PDP 56, SDP 36. For Rep: No confirmation.
RESULTS: Polling Unit Ward 016 faskari LG katsina state. Presidentials APC: 472 PDP: 22. Senate PDP 133. APC 357
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Estate, Gombe… APC:290 PDP:28
RESULTS – GWADALADA PU 029 PRESIDENTIAL – APC 143, PDP 53
RESULTS: Magaji Are 2 PU18, IL/West, Kwara>>> Pres- APC=147, PDP=67 Senate APC=128 PDP=79 House-APC=114 PDP=66.
PDP Gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa fails to deliver ward:
Marakawa A & B:  APC: 445; PDP: 167

Prof Osinbajo delivers ward
Prof Osinbajo’s PU – 240804033
Final no. accredited today – 856
718 -APC
138 – PDP

OAU Quarters, Maitama
APC 294
PDP 189

Updates 9.01 pm:

Results from Sun city, Abuja high brow area have president Goodluck Jonathan with 80 votes while Bujari has 75.
Sun city is Jonathan’s strongest hold. Previous electuons in 2011 had Jonathan with a 200:40 margin in the same Sun city.

Government agents like DSS spokeswoman Marilyn Ogat live there. The result is a positive indication for the opposition.
Meanwhile INEC has extend elections in areas across the nation.

More Results In:
Jigawa Presidential election PU 004 viewing center, Birnin kudu GMB- 465 GEJ- 17

U/Liman polling unit in front of VP
Namadi Sambo Family house, Sardauna crescent Kaduna – PDP 13: APC 213
A polling unit in one of the IDP camps in Maiduguri unit 040 of Gwoza LGA has just finished counting the ballot and has announced with APC having 100% of the votes casted for President, Senate and House of reps. PDP has zero vote in all the three.
Presidential election result for 2war Baba “B”, Bauchi State: APC 314, PDP1, Invalid 3
‪#‎NigeriaDecides‬
Giwa barracks Maiduguri #Borno APC 169, PDP 63
Hafed poly kazaure senate PDP21 ApC245, president Pdp3, APC266
Jigawa Presidential election
PU 004 viewing center, Birnin kudu
GMB- 465
GEJ- 17
Dustin safe low-cost Katsina P U: APC-367 PDP-11
Unit 7 Ward 9 – Oshimili South, Delta State PDP – 351 APC – 29
Unit 02, Ward 11 ,  Ilie, Olorunda Local government  APC 106 PDP 24 #Presidential elections
Presidential Result from Abeokuta South Local Govt Ward 2, Unit 10
PDP 44
APC 220
Agege unit 32-Apc 123…Pdp-24

Results – Oke Osun Ward 13, Unit 5
Presidentials
APC: 42
PDP: 112
ADC: 2

PU 003 Ile Agege
Presidentials
APC: 84
PDP:31

AP filling station Akure, Ondo Ward 4
Presidentials
APC: 234
PDP: 71
Gamawa Unguwar Baba “B”, Bauchi State:
Presidentials
APC: 314
PDP: 1
Void: 3
Anifowose Ikeja, Polling Unit 20
Presidentials
APC: 31
PDP: 62
RESULTS: Polling Unit 016, Faskari LG, Katsina
Presidentials
APC: 472
PDP: 22
Senate
APC: 357
PDP 133
PU 22, ward 5, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos
Presidentials
PDP: 34
APC: 111
Obasanjo delivers ward to Buhari
APC – 100
PDP – 26
—
Presidential Election in my polling unit 011, Madagali Ward, Madagali L.G.A, Adamawa state.
APC = 95, PDP = 47, UPP = 1, PPN = 1, Invalid = 1. Total Vote Cast = 145.
Church bus stop Alimosho Presidency  APC – 1,500 PDP – 97 Kowa – 15

Joda polling unit 1, Birnin Kebbi:
Presidential
APC 237
PDP 32

Senate
APC (sen Aliero) 151
PDP 40″

Bama IDP Camp Maiduguri
Presidentials
APC: 108
PDP: 0
Birshi ward unit 006 APC 304 while PDP 37 + 7 invalid
APC 172 PDP 12
Kudiri Umaishs
The results are beginning to come PU019… Sura Mogaji street ilupeju Lagos
Accredited voters :103
Presidential :
86(APC)
14(PDP)
1(AD)
Invalid votes :2
OPC (PDP) Leader Gani Adams Ward PDP 44 APC 119
Unit 05-02-11-024,

Updates 8.44 pm: More Polling Unit results from states and FCT:

Lagos: A House of Reps candidate Alimosho Federal Constituency distributes N5,000; gala and a bottle of Coca Cola each to persons queuing to cast their votes at Meiran under Agbado-Okeodo LC

Ilorin: The Minister of National Planning and PDP member, Dr. Sulaiman Abubakar,
lost to APC in his polling booth 006, Ode-Opobiyi in the Agbaji area of
Ilorin West Local Government Area.

In the presidential election, PDP polled 39, APC polled 146 while CPP got 1.
Senate: PDP polled 56, APC bagged 132 while ADC scored 1.
House of Reps: PDP, 44; APC:143; APA:3; ACPN:1

Lagos: INEC presiding officers were confronted with the odd challenge of collating results in
darkness at the Owoseni Primary School Collation Centre from the various polling units in Oshodi as of 7:40pm.

The ad hoc staff were seen gathering in clusters using their phone torchlights to collate the results because of the pitch darkness in the school premises.

Our correspondents gathered that no provision was made for electricity in the area in the event of power failure.

Lagos:
Ballot papers have not yet arrived at the two polling units at Tokunbo Macaulay, Magodo Phase Two, Lagos.

Lagos: Ward 01 Oshodi Bolade

Presidential
PDP 51
APC 103

Senatorial
PDP 60
APC 101

HoReps
PDP 55
APC 100

Ward 028 PU 15 Labinjo Kalejaiye, Oshodi, Lagos.
Presidential election
PDP 33
APC 26
Voided votes 02
Senatorial
PDP 31
APC 29
HOR
PDP 34
APC 23

Jos: Jenta Adamu ward, Unit 023, NUJ Jos…President APC 14, PDP 23., Senate APC 26 PDP 14, House of Reps APC 15; PDP 20 PPA 1, Invalid votes 11

Asaba:

Presidential election Unit 1 Ward 9 Oshimili South, Delta State

PDP – 361

APC – 33

Lagos: Voting continues into the night in Ojota and Ogudu, Lagos.

Abuja: Voters/party agents get rowdy at PU EC30C, Gwarinpa Estate 2, Centre 024B, as corps member counts ballot papers for presidential election

Abuja:

Collation of ballots and counting are being done with lamps at several polling units in Abuja.

At Area 10, ballot counting has been concluded, but results are yet to be announced.

Asokoro Polling Unit 011 Presidential APC - 283 PDP - 280

Pakuro - Mowe Ibafo - Ogun State Presidential PDP - 94 APC - 881 Kowa - 3

Onitsha North, Woliwo Layout
Polling Unit 4 Presidential:
ACP: 1
APC: 0
PDP: 137

Osun State
Oshogbo 1 Polling Unit.
House of reps
PDP - 65
APC- 56
Senate
APC- 44
PDP- 66

Unit 026, ward 8 Igbara Odo ekiti.
House Of Reps Results:
PDP.....53
APC.....13
LP.....1
Senate Results:
PDP....50
APC....13
LP....5
Presidential Results:
PDP...53
APC...13
LP...0.

Updates 8.00 pm: Photos: Sick elderly man leaves his hospital bed to cast his vote

He was escorted to his polling unit by his nurses who took him back to the hospital after he voted.

Updates 7.52 pm: Femi Fani Kayode was defeated in his ward. APC-127 , PDP-44

Updates 7.42 pm: See Some early polling unit results from Some states below:


Presidential election Unit 7 Ward 9 – Oshimili South, Delta State

PDP – 351

APC – 29

Allwell, Asaba: Presidential election Unit 9 Ward 9 Oshimili South
PDP – 236
APC – 26

Unit 8 Ward 9, Oshimili South
PDP – 115
APC – 16

Nnodim, Abuja:

Centre 024B Gwarinpa Estate 2; PU EC30C

Senatorial
Invalid – 7
PDP – 69
APC – 56
APGA – 5

Presidential
APC – 62
PDP – 70

According to Twitter users, In Osun and Lagos polling unit, The APC is currently winning while in Abuja PU’s Jonathan is clearly the favorite. Official results are not yet out.

Buhari wins Jonathan by 115 to 39 votes at Ward 13, Pedro axis, LagosUpdate**Buhari wins Jonathan by 234 to 71 votes at Ward 4, AP filling station, Akure

Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Saturday made history, for the first time in his political life, when he delivered his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Election Result held at Sholu Primary School Ifo, Ogun State. Ifo Ward 4
PDP - 31
APC - 151

LIVE Presidential Results from kuduru, bwari abuja
Point 2, APC=211, PDP=55
Point 1, APC=149, PDP=59
Point 3, APC=229, PDP=25


Osun Updates @osun247 · 24m 24 minutes ago
3/3 OAU Campus Result.

Presidency
#NigeriaDecides

Total
apc - 436
pdp - 155

Idemilli south L.G.A in anambra state. Oba town
Ward 1 polling unit 001

PRESIDENTIAL:
PDP- 922
APC-29

Polling unit 005
PDP- 657
APC- 24

Pakuro - Mowe Ibafo - Ogun State .#Nigeriadecides Presidential

PDP - 94

APC - 881

Kowa - 3

Ibadan North Ward 6 unit 009 - Presidential election

APC - 338

PDP - 11

Invalid - 5

Ibadan North Ward 6 unit 011 - Presidential election

APC- 351

PDP- 11

Invalid - 7


Ekiti State:

For unrin,Odo Igede Ward 007,Igede Ekiti in Irepodun /Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state

For the presidential

PDP has 116,APC 44,while the Labour Party recorded 2 votes

Senate

PDP 116 ,APC 40 LP 1
House of Representatives PDP 104,APC 55


At Ward 004,Idi Uto polling unit,Ikole Ekiti in Ikole Local Government area of the state

Presidential PDP 93,APC62
Senate PDP 97,APC 64 ,Rep PDP 86 APC 60,

At Aafin polling unit,Ikoe
Presidential
PDP 79,APC 44
Senate PDP 82,APC41
House of Rep PDP 77,APC 42

Other states: 

Badari poll unit kwara- apc 138, pdp 60
Ibara orile Abk north Apc 68, pdp 0
Ado poll unit, ekiti - Apc 72 pdp 44
Obantoko Apc- 792 pdp 45
Obanikoro unit in lag APC-62 pdp 38
Alimosho lag apc 32 pdp 23

Ilorin west apc 124 pdp 78
Abk south unit 2 apc 220 pdp 44
Shehuri north, maiduguri apc 144 pdp 17
Oju oja unit in ekiti pdd 61 apc 17
Opc leader unit - apc 119 pdp 44
Ifako ijaiye lag apc 111 pdp 34
Ward 2 akure apc 145 pdp 59
Opp mimiko ward - APC 95 PDP 77
Gwagwalad Abj APC 143 PDP 53
Isheri idimu APC 7879 PDP 250
Igaloba idah APC 173 PDP 125
More coming...

Ekiti

Ward 009 Unit 009 Ado Ekiti

Presidential

PDP 140 APC 59


SENATE:

PDP 135 APC 67

REPs

PDP 138 APC 61

Lagos
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

19.01
Lagos
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

Updates 6.52 pm: KADUNA – Vice President Namadi Sambo won his polling unit
for the first time in all tiers of elections held in Kaduna state
since 2011.
President Gooldluck Jonathan, presidential flag bearer of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his running, Arc. Namadi
Sambo secured 105 votes over Gen. Mohammed Buhari (rtd),
Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and
his Deputy, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo who secured 20 votes at the
Kabala Doki 011 polling unit, Kabala Ward, Kaduna South Local
Government Area of Kaduna state.
INEC Presiding Officer for the ward, Mr. Olorunfemi Raphael
announced the result around 6pm at the polling unit. It was a
surprise development, as Kabala Doki ward is regarded as an
APC stronghold.
In the April 2011 Presidential election elections followed Kaduna
state Local Government Election in December, 2012 Sambo lost
woefully at his Gambaraou Polling unit, Kabala Doki ward.
This time, he change his polling unit.
The Streets of Kaduna and other towns in the state are back to
business as counting of result goes on.
So far, there has been no breach of the peace in any part of the
state.
But, our Correspondent was informed that a ballot box filled with
ballot papers was snatched by some youths at Maitozo Pulling
unit, Maitozo ward, Sanga LGA, of Kaduna State.
At the time of sending this report, police were looking for them.

Updates 6.50 pm: Awww!!! 117 year old man votes!

This 117 year old man said he will be a part of the voting system.

Updates 6.31 pm: In Rivers State, election observers say a ballot box has been snatched.

The ballot box was snatched at Ward 7 Unit 7 in Bugama. It was forcefully taken away by unidentified persons.

Rivers State had been identified by many civil society organisations as a flashpoint for violence.
The pre-election period was embroiled in pockets of violence culminating in an allegation by the State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, that he was shot at.


Updates 6.21 pm:

Its raining heavily in some areas but that hasn't stopped patriotic Lagosians from standing in queues and voting.

 Updates 6.21 pm: INEC website hacked and later restored.

INEC's official website has been hacked. See what else the hackers posted below...

The website has since been restored.

Updates 6.19 pm:

INEC has adopted manual accreditation in polling units where card readers did not work or worked very late. They also announced that arrangements will be made for voters who couldn't vote today to vote tomorrow Sunday March 29th. See the tweets below...

Please read from bottom up to understand clearly...

 

Updates 10.22 am: Oyo State deputy governor, Moses Adeyemo. He said he is satisfied with the accreditation process in his polling units at Saki area of the state.

Updates 10. 12 am: President Jonathan not yet Accredited. President Jonathan left the Otu Abala polling unit at 10am after the fourth card reader failed to capture his finger prints.
He is to come back 1pm for accreditation.

Updates 10.10 am: Abeokuta:
No sign of INEC officials at Shokori Ward 11, Unit 21, Abeokuta North.
Party agents are waiting in anger.
Frustrated PVC wielding electorate are complaining bitterly.


Updates 10.05 am: Calabar: The smart card reader is already rejecting the finger prints of some
registered voters in polling units in the Calabar South area of Cross River State.
Our correspondent who went round some of the units observed at the Sacred Heart Primary School in Ward 5, Calabar-South, that some of the electoral officers had resorted to the use of incident form to
clear eligible voters as a result of the development.



Updates 10.02 am: President Jonathan complaining about accreditation, calls INEC Chairman,
Attairu Jega, says “i am not worried”. President Jonathan confirms there could be hitches, believes Nigeria can conduct a free and fair election that the whole world can accept. President Jonathan says the whole world is watching. He said Obama, Cameron, Zuma and other world leaders have called concerning the
elections.

Updates 10.02 am: Otuoke: The President awaiting card readers activation in the process of
accreditation. He has been standing for 23 minutes.

Updates 9.59 am: General Buhari and wife getting accredited (PHOTOS)

Updates 9.54 am: A bomb explosion has reportedly rocked a polling unit at the WTC Primary School, Enugu, Saturday morning.

WTC Primary School is located at Enugu North, one of the municipal local government areas in the Coal City State.
The Anti-bomb disposal unit just detonated one of the bombs as at the time of filling this report.
Although journalists are unable to gain entrance to the place, a source said the bomb was laden in a Honda Baby Jeep.
Details shortly…

Updates 9.52 am: Lagos: No sign of electoral officers yet at polling units in Agege area.


Updates 9.50 am:

Large turnout of voters still awaiting INEC officials in Area 7, Abuja as of 9.32am

Updates 9.42 am:
 
Kunle Falayi, Abeokuta: Accreditation ongoing at Obasanjo’s polling unit. Ward 11, unit 15, Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun State.

Updates 9.41 am: Abuja: Materials still being distributed at the Kubwa INEC distribution Centre
located at the Kubwa Village Model Primary School, by Jaji Street.

A minor disagreement between a corps member and a commercial bus driver hired to convey
materials almost degenerated into fisticuffs.

It was learnt that the corps member asked the driver, who was rearing to go, to wait for a colleague who was yet to arrive.

Updates 9.38 am: President Jonathan having problem with accreditation.

Updates 9.37 am: buja: As of 9am, INEC officials started arriving many units in Karu, Abuja.
Accreditation currently ongoing. The turn out is quite impressive.



Updates 9.34 am:

Otuoke in Bayelsa where President Jonathan will cast his vote

Updates 9.01 am:  Election suspended in Ethiope Federal Constituency of Delta State due to shortage of electoral materials. The REC Mr. Anidi Ikowak said the INEC would have gone ahead
with the election but for complaints from party agents.
“Let’s finish with this one first, then we will make arrangement for that one,” he said.

Updates 8.41 am:  Jos: Election materials still being distributed as of 8.10 am at the Obasanjo Model School, Hwolshe, Jos, for Jos South LGA .

Updates 8.39 am: Lekan Adetayo, Abuja: As of 8.30am, electoral officers and materials are yet to arrive many polling units in Karu, Abuja. Prospective voters who turned out in large numbers at a
unit close to Karshi-Jikwoyi Junction however devised a means of giving themselves
numbers ahead of the arrival of the INEC officials. 305 persons have collected numbers so far.


Updates 8.38 am: Ozioma, Abakaliki: A voter, Mrs. Julie Ozor, said, “I have been here since 5.30am so that I could cast my vote for Nigeria to move forward. I came so early because I don’t want to be caught up in the rush.” Foreign election observers were also seen around, but left by 8am when
the INEC officials failed to arrive.

Updates 8.36 am: Accreditation of voters have started in most parts of Owo, Ondo State. Everything going on smoothly at the moment


Updates 8.30 am: APC Woman Leader In Lagos Caught With Printed Ballot Papers (PHOTO)

With few hours to go to the commencement of the first round of elections for federal office seekers in Nigeria, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in the early hours of Saturday, March
28, 2015 caught with thumb-printed ballot papers en-route and unknown destination.

Basirat Ojugbele, the APC Woman Leader in Lagos West was reportedly caught in an unnamed area of the state at about 12:15am in charge of a bus with registration number FKJ 450 XJ by security operatives.

When the bus was searched, a large amount of ballot papers already printed were discovered.

See photos of Ojugbele and the bus below:

Updates 7.26 pm: Okorocha’s Aide Arrested For Stockpiling Arms

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha, Barrister Okechukwu Okorocha, for illegally being in possession of arms.

In a meeting with journalists at the Police headquarters in Owerri on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Andrew Enwerem, said that Okorocha was arrested after operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, acting on a tip-off that some top government functionaries were stockpiling arms with the intention to disrupt the general elections in Imo State, conducted a cordon-and-search operation at his residence in the early hours of Friday and recovered three pump action automatic rifles with 24 live cartridges and a Kenwood walkie-talkie.

The police spokesman noted that Okorocha had acted contrary to an instruction from the police to all
residents, particularly members of the State Vigilante Service, to surrender all the arms and other dangerous weapons in their possession before the general elections.

“We have been announcing that the vigilante will not be part of the security beef up at the polling centres during the elections. As a result, we have been warning them to return the prohibited firearms in their possession to Divisional Police Officers nearest to them,” Enwerem said.

In a similar operation by the State CID in Owerri, three automatic pump action rifles with 14 live cartridges were found in the security post of Ebuada Housing Estate in the city. In the process of recovering the weapons, Kelechi Onuoha, Chigozie Uzowuru, Osita Obiako and Linus Aka were also arrested.

In all, six automatic pump action rifles and 38 live cartridges were recovered from all the suspects who failed to conform to the directives of the police to surrender their arms.

“It is believed that these arms were going to be used to disrupt the coming elections. The arrested suspects are currently in the custody of the police and they are undergoing interrogation. This is what we have done in preparation to ensure that there is a peaceful, credible, free and fair elections in Imo State,” the PPRO said.

Updates 7.03 am: INEC Result Sheet For Presidential Election In Bauchi Found In Anambra

Shock engulfed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff and other stakeholders, including stalwarts of political parties yesterday at the commission’s Anambra state headquarters, Awka, following the discovery of the INEC Result sheet Form EC8As forPresidential election meant for use in Bauchi state in the general elections.

The commission’s Head of Operation in the state, Elder Ata Ewa who confirmed the mixed up, however, stated that they have alerted the INEC headquarters in Abuja over the discovery.

INEC officials who were sorting out the sensitive electoral materials, distributing them to the various
21 local governments in the state were shocked in the early hours of yesterday when they discovered in one of the sealed packs that some Form EC 8A Results sheets for Presidential election in Buachi state were contained in the packs, also, containing some result sheets for election in the state.

The INEC staff there adopted careful checking of the various packs and discovered further that there were mixed up of different results sheets meant for the polls in different local government areas in the state.

6. 56 a.m. The D-Day

No fewer than 56 million Nigerians will file out today to elect the next president in an election believed to be the keenest in the history of the country.

The figure represents 81.9 per cent of the total number of 70,383,427 voters that registered for the election.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the opposition All Progressives Congress candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) are once again asking for Nigerians’ votes in this year’s general elections to enable them to lead the country.

The two political gladiators contested in the 2011 general elections won by Jonathan. But this year’s election has generated much tension across the country following the near equal strength of the two major presidential candidates in the poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had in February shifted the general elections as a

result of insecurity in the North-East and poor distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, had said that the commission was empowered by Section 26 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) to shift national elections due to some factors.

He explained that the postponement followed reports by the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) and other service chiefs that their agencies would not be able to guarantee security of the commission’s personnel in some parts of the country. Jega had denied that INEC was forced to shift the polls, adding that the electoral body took the best decision under the prevailing circumstances.

“Nobody has forced us to take this decision; it is a very weighty decision, but under the present circumstances, we have taken the best decision and we stand by it,” he had said.

The postponement of the elections was said to have given security agencies the opportunity to reduce the insecurity posed by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the three North-Eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as well as to allow the electoral body to improve in its distribution of the PVCs.

INEC, in its bid to ensure credible conduct of the elections, introduced a lot of innovations, including the PVCs and the smart card readers to prevent rigging.

The electoral body also increased existing polling units by 30,000. By this addition, the total number of polling units across the country’s 774 local government areas is now 150,000 from the initial 119,973.

The creation of the additional units was contained in an INEC bulletin signed by the Director in charge of the commission’s secretariat, Ishiaku Gali.

Gali had said the decision to create the additional polling units was taken at the commission’s meeting on August 12, 2014 so as to decongest polling units across the country.

As Nigerians elect the new president today, however, the electoral body has put the current total number of registered voters at 70,383,427 of which Lagos State with 5,426,391 has the highest number of registered voters. Nigeria’s commercial capital is followed by Kano with the second highest number of registered voters of 4,751,818.

Meanwhile, INEC has warned the electorate to shun activities that could trigger off breakdown of law and order as they vote for the candidates of their choice.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti, Mr. Sam Olumekun, and Head, Voter Education in Kwara State, Mr. Jacob Iyanda, asked the electorate to remain orderly while casting their ballots.

Olumekun, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH through the commission’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin, said, “Voters are to be orderly and follow the instructions of electoral officers. They are not supposed to accept bribe because that is against the ethics of the election.”

Also, Iyanda warned voters or politicians against canvassing for votes during accreditation.

He said, “Voters are expected to come to the polling units with their PVCs. Secondly, they should follow the instructions of INEC officials because they are going to move from one point to the other in the process of accreditation.

“Voters should not canvass for vote, they should not wear any clothe or cap that has symbol of any political party. No symbol of a political party should be found on them. Voters should cast their votes and if they know they want to stay back to watch the proceedings, they should stay quietly and stay out of trouble.

“It is also wrong for them to accept bribe from party agents to cast their votes.

“Voters should make sure that once they finish accreditation between 8am and 1pm, by the time the real voting is supposed to come up by 1.30pm, everybody is supposed to be at the polling units. Once the voters are called to queue up and counted, then it will be difficult to start looking for someone who is not around. So before 1.30 pm, all voters must have converged on the polling units.”

The Deputy Director in charge of Voter Education in Osun State, Rev. Canon Stephen Ojewande, warned politicians and their parties against making provocative comments that could create bad blood among voters.

Urging voters to conduct themselves at the polling units while exercising their civic responsibility peacefully, Ojewande assured them of adequate security.

He also warned that anyone caught canvassing for votes on the election day would be dealt with according to the provision of the law.

Ojewande said, “We want voters to go to their polling units with their PVCs. Accreditation will be done and after this, voting will start. Nobody should canvass for votes during accreditation or voting time.”

Head of Voters Education Department in Oyo State, Mr. Ayodele Folami, said voters were expected to arrive at the polling units by 8am for accreditation.

He said, “We have electoral guidelines guiding the conduct of our staff, ad-hoc members and voters. It is standard rule and having gone through more than a decade of democratic process, we expect voters to have acquainted themselves with the rules. They are expected to be at the polling units by 8am and cooperate with our staff while verifying their PVCs.

“They are also expected to be law-abiding and respect the next voter who could be loyal to a rival party. Normally, political discussion is not allowed around the polling units because it could lead to violence.”

Folami added, “At no time on the day of the election will candidates or their supporters be allowed to campaign. All campaigns stop before the day. Campaign on such day is against electoral guidelines. Any politician who does so on the days of the elections will face the law and could jeopardise his chances or that of his candidate. It is also a crime to take bribe from party agents to cast vote for their candidate on election day.”

In Plateau, the police said that they had taken measures, along with all relevant authorities and stakeholders to forestall breakdown of law and order during the polls.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Emmanuel Abuh, said that the police are also in touch with heads of various institutions, including universities, asking them to sensitise members of their communities against being used by unscrupulous politicians or taking the law into their hands.

He said, “Just as we have been briefing various stakeholders on the preparations for the elections, the police are working round the clock. No segment of the society will be left or neglected. Every precautionary measure has been taken to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order.

He added, “As you can see, all the security agencies in the state carried out a show of force round the streets of Jos and its environs. This is to show you that we are serious about the election.”

Assistant Registrar, Information and Publication, University of Jos, Mr. Aaron Abdullahi, said that the institution did not envisage any problem during the polls as students are currently on break till April 16.

Abdullahi said, “The students are currently on break until April 16, but we have adequate security cover on campus right now. UNIJOS security staff members are currently on one-week intensive training from Monday, March 23 to 27. The resource persons are drawn from the police, DSS, military and other security experts.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Road Safety Commission said the body had deployed 20,000 personnel and 413 patrol vehicles along designated routes for today’s elections.

Corps Marshal, FRSC, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said this was to ensure sanity on the nation’s highways during the polls.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesperson for the commission, Mr. Imoh Etuk, and made available to Saturday PUNCH in Abuja on Thursday.

It said the commission had drawn a roadmap toward effective patrolling of designated routes on the highways to ensure best road safety practices among road users during the exercise.

It said the 24 Emergency Ambulance Response Centres at the various routes across the country would also complement efforts of the commission.

The routes are: FCT, Kaduna, Gombe, Jigawa, Taraba, Niger, Kogi, Ondo, Edo, Osun, Nasarawa, Plateau and Kwara states where the centres were located.

He said, “Motorists are hereby enjoined to ensure proper planning and management of trips through maintenance of their vehicles and compliance with traffic rules and regulations.

“ Road users are strictly warned to desist from all road vices such as overloading, speed limit violation, non-use of seat belt, route violation (driving against traffic), making/receiving calls while driving and night trips.

“Details of the objectives of this special exercise include the removal of obstructions from the highways; traffic control/decongestion and public enlightenment campaigns.

“Road users are strictly advised to desist from night trips and ensure that vehicles which ply the highways conform with safety standard,” the corps marshal added.

He listed functional head/tail lights, wipers, tyres, fire extinguisher, caution sign and non-defective windscreen as some of the basic conditions to be met by all motorists.

Oyeyemi urged motorists to call the FRSC Toll Free Emergency Numbers: 122 and 070022553772 to report any traffic crash or any other traffic-related challenges, for prompt response.

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