TOTAL RESULTS FROM ABOUT 60 POLLING
A total of 326 wards, 6,581 voting units and 1,784, 536 registered voters would be involved in this election, which would be contested for by 23 political parties.
Ballot Snatching: Just like Liliacfire confirmed earlier that ballot snatching will be the only way to rig the elections in Anambra , thugs hired by one of the political parties in the election stormed the places, scared the voters away, dragged electoral officers to a bush and beat them up mercilessly before snatching ballot boxes and election materials. It was learnt that the security officials at the affected polling units looked on as the thugs reigned.
In Obosi, election materials only got to units at 3.30pm, resulting in mass protest by voters who prevented the election from taking place. Many of them accused the electoral body of trying to create confusion in favour of a favoured candidate. It was learnt that the electoral officer left with the materials when accreditation was supposed to begin only to return the materials at noon. INEC put the blame on the electoral officer for Obosi, saying he had been arrested, but the people refused.
Some monitors observed that the total turnout was low because many of the voters left the polling units when materials did not get to the units on time. "
“There are polling units which had 500 voters in the register but at the end, only 40 people were accredited and voted. This was so in many of the units and this would call to question the outcome of the polls”, one of them told Huhuonline.com, confirming that materials did not reach some of the units. But some others said there were unprecedented turnouts in some areas of the state.
In Nnewi, as in many other parts of the state, many voters did not find their names in the register, thus resulting in their inability to vote. Ihiala, Nnewi, Ekwulobia, Aguata and Obosi also witnessed late takeoff of the voting exercise at about noon, Willie Obiano, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said he was looking forward to a landslide victory in his own favour. Huhuonline.com learnt that there was no single security agent at his Aguleri hometown. It could best be described as a free day in the area.
While the challenges and complaints lingered, APGA remained unperturbed by whatever others claimed were hitches. Obiano also denied the rumour that he had withdrawn from the race
Chris Ngige of the All Progressives Congress (APC) described the late arrival of materials to Anambra Central Senatorial District as a ploy to rig the election. Materials did not get to Idemili North and South of the state till about noon.
Ngige, who had his accreditation at Nkwo Ide Public Square in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, further accused security agents of barring some of his party agents from polling units. He also alleged that many of his supporters were not allowed for accreditation all over Nnewi South Local Government Area.
Tony Nwonye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his family could not vote as he and members of his family did not find their names in the voters' register in their unit in Nsugbe, Anambra North Local Government Area. While raising alarm, however, he wished he would emerge winner of the election.
The Labour Party candidate, Ifeanyi Uba, came out to conclude accreditation modalities at Nnewi, his home town at about 10.30am.
Many residents of the state confirmed that the election was marred by logistic problems. Idemili area of Anambra, a stronghold of APC candidate, witnessed the consequence of a late start of election.
Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Anambra State, Professor Chukwuemeka Onukogu confirmed the delay in the arrival of materials to Idemili LGA and two others, but said this was because of the arrest of some National Youth Service Corps members who were on election duty by security agents. He said the commission would not hesitate to extend election where issues are discovered.
UNITS COUNTED SO FAR IN ANAMBRA:
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POLLING UNITS COUNTED SO FAR :Ogidi town
Hall , Idemili North ;PU 009,pu 010, Aroma
ward 1 ,Awka south,Aroma ward 1 , awka
south. Udeozo ward 2,, awka south, awada
obosi in Idemili North Local government.
Igwedimma primary school Amawbia,PU 006,
Pu 010, ward 02, Dunukofia LGA
Ogbaru Local government Ward 403, Pu 008
Uruagu Ward 1 Pu 014 ward 16, Ihiala Local
government ; Ogidi town hall idemili south PU
009,Pu 016, ward 08 Orumba North . Awka ,
Aroma area Pu 009/008
Ekusigo Lg ward Ozubulu , Ofufe hall, Umueze
ward 011, Obi Nkakafia , Orifite ward 013,
ward 012, Ihiala ward ihite 011, ward 4 009 ,
isseke 001 ward , isekke 009,Uli ward 1 006,
Onitsha south unit 7 ward 1 , Ph road Unit
006 ward 1, unit 9, unit 003,unit 012 ward 2
Onitsha norht Unit 008 ward 15, unit 006
ward 15; unit 005, ward 15 ; unit 011 , unit
008 ; ward 055 ward 04, unit 002 ward 09.
APGA leads in all LGA counted so far!, the rescheduled wards for sunday are mosly Ngige strong holds.
Onitsha North
Onitsha South
Ayamelum
Anambra East
Anaocha
Njikoka
Orumba North
Orumba South
Ekwusigo
Ihiala
OGBARU
Awka South
Awka North
Anambra State Gov ordered State Security Service to hold down main opposition leaders Nasir ERufai who is of the All Progressives Congress. El-Rufai has always been critical of the government and has had a history of arrests with the SSS. While elections are currently on-going in the said Anambra, the reason behind this particular arrest according to Obi is that he has no business in Anambra state election and is not an accredited observer.
INEC Hotlines...“The numbers are 07098117563, 07098114865, 070816381 for voice calls, while the public can also send short messages services (SMS) through 08101774434 and 07032492303,” Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof.C. E. Onukaogu no is 08034001141, the Administrative Secretary, Mr Oscar-Lee Amaechi’s is 08037239886 while that of Public Affairs Officer, Mr Frank Egbo is 08037106701.
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