Today is election day in Nigeria. Members of the parliament across 36 states of Nigeria plus the federal capital territory will be elected today.
Latest UPDATES...
11: 30 AM: KWARA STATE: Unconfirmed report that election is cancelled in the state
RIVERS STATE: Rupoku Along airport road PH no accreditation as of 11:25 AM
-The arrival of INEC STAFF at Obio/Akpor Ward 2, Units 8 & 9.
BENUE STATE: Federal Low Cost Naka Rd Polling Unit, Makurdi, Benue State, massive voter turnout but no Electoral Officer or election materials in sight as at 11. 30 am.
11: 08 AM:OGUN STATE: Odela Itoro in Ijebu Ife ward 1, Ogun state. The code is 009. We observed that the list brought did not contain the actual names of the people that registered during the last voters' registration exercise. Despite the fact that the voters had confirmed their names during the period earmarked for confirmation. As it is, people are being denied of their rights to exercise their civic responsibilities. We call on INEC to immediately assist in rectifying this anomaly.
CROSS RIVER State: The LGA INEC rep in cross river state, Mrs Joy Akah finally speaks "elections are not going to hold in the central senatorial district (Yakurr, Ogoja, Boki, Ikom, Itung and Abi LGA's)because there are insufficient materials from our hqtrs in Calabar.
NIGER STATE: This is to let you know that as at the time am sending this mail (10:50 am) there is no accreditation going on in ERC centre, Minna, Niger State and almost all the centres that I called.
RIVER STATE: INEC STAFF & MATERIALS NOT IN SITE @Rivers State, Obio/Akpor Ward 2, Units 8 & 9..................
NO INEC OFFICIALS, ABULE-EGBA LAGOS
I AM REPORTING FROM ABULE EGBA, AS AT NOW, NO INEC OFFICALS AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 8:00 AM.NO INEC OFFICIALS AT ALL IN MUSHIN L.G
ALL THE WHOLE OF MUSHIN NO OFFICIALS HAS BEEN CITED ANYWHERE AS AT 11:16 AM PLEASE COME TO OUR AID.NO MATERIALS IN UDU LGA, DELTA STATE
As I write 11.25am no Material and INEC official all over UDU LGA other parts of Delta state.NO NAMES ON VOTERS CARD IN OSHODI. LAGOS STATE
I have my voters card but my name did not appear on the voters' register. I registered at Oshodi Afari Ogun . Lagos State.NO SECURITY OFFICIALS/lateness of oficials/political interference in ibadan north lg
no security officials present as at 9:34 am,the inec officials are just arriving. also the party officials are going round bribing the citizens and promising...You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin.
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