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

2015 Presidential Election Results So Far

Counting of ballot papers has commenced in different states across the country and some still ongoing even as Independent National Electoral Commission extends voting in states where card readers failed till Sunday 29, March.

STATE	APC%	PDP%
ABIA	APC (25%)	PDP (75%)
ADAMAWA	APC (55%)	PDP (45%)
AKWA IBOM	APC (22%)	PDP (78%)
ANAMBRA	?	?
BAUCHI	APC (75%)	PDP (25%)
BAYELSA	APC (10%)	PDP (90%)
BENUE	APC (70%)	PDP (30%)
BORNO	APC (90%)	PDP (10%)
CROSSRIVER	APC (23%)	PDP (77%)
DELTA	APC (25%)	PDP (75%)
EBONYI	?	?
EDO	APC (55%)	PDP (45%)
EKITI	APC (55%)	PDP (45%)
ENUGU	APC (20%)	PDP (80%)
GOMBE	APC (75%)	PDP (25%)
IMO	APC (70%)	PDP (30%)
JIGAWA	APC (90%)	PDP (10%)
KADUNA	APC (60%)	PDP (40%)
KANO	APC (90%)	PDP (10%)
KATSINA	APC (90%)	PDP (10%)
KEBBI	APC (87%)	PDP (13%)
KOGI	APC (45%)	PDP (55%)
KWARA	APC (85%)	PDP (15%)
LAGOS	APC (90%)	PDP (10%)
NASSARAWA	APC (65%)	PDP (35%)
NIGER	APC (70%)	PDP (30%)
OGUN	APC (85%)	PDP (15%)
ONDO	APC (40%)	PDP (60%)
OSUN	APC (70%)	PDP (30%)
OYO	APC (70%)	PDP (30%)
PLATEAU	APC (65%)	PDP (35%)
RIVERS	APC (55%)	PDP (45%)
SOKOTO	APC (88%)	PDP (12%)
TARABA	APC (65%)	PDP (35%)
YOBE	APC (92%)	PDP (8%)
ZAMFARA	APC (80%)	PDP (20%)
FCT	APC (55%)	PDP (45%)

As more polling units and wards turn in their results, updates will be made as the above result is not the final result; it only shows a breakdown of the count so far in different wards of all thirty six states including the capital of Nigeria.

Results from Anambra and Ebonyi will be updated as we await verification.

For live updates of the election, click >>> http://www.naij.com/410808-presidential-election-nigeria-chooses-its-leader-today.html

#NigeriaDecides: Nigeria 2015 Presidential, National Assembly Elections – LIVE UPDATES (Results)

---

17.28

Ogun

Counting of votes has commenced in many polling units in Ogun State. As at 4.30 p.m., many of the centres had started collation and counting of the votes while voters waited patiently to witness the process Agents of the various parties were also seen at the polling units. Long queues of voters were, however, still seen in some polling units at 4:45 p.m.

17.41

Ondo

Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, speedily drives out of his polling unit minutes before the release of results in the unit.

18.09

Lagos

Results are out at Polling Unit 008 Epetedo, Igbosere Street, in Lagos Island President Apc 62 Pdp 61 SenateApc 70 Pdp 52 Reps Apc 61 Pdp 52 Chants of 'Sai Buhari' rents the air.

18.11

Oyo

Result at Unit 32, Ward 2 Ibadan South West LGA House of Reps APC- 23; LP- 9; ACD- 3; PDP- 9; Accord- 20; AD-2; null and void- 6 Senate Accord- 25; PDP- 8; Labour- 8; APC- 25; null and void- 6 Presidency APC- 39; UPP- 1; AD-3; AA-1; ACPN- 4; PDP- 19

18.14

Kano

18.36

Kaduna

 

18.57

Ekiti

Ward 009 Unit 009 Ado Ekiti

Presidential

PDP 140 APC 59

SENATE:

PDP 135 APC 67

REPs

PDP 138 APC 61

18.57

Lagos

18.59

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 Chants of 'Sai Buhari' rents the air.

19.07

Ekiti

19.08

Sokoto

19.43

Abuja Polling Unit 017 in Life Camp, Abuja. Voting has been concluded but counting could not continue because of darkness. But a patriotic voter volunteered his generator. Lighting has been set up and ballot sorting underway.

19.51

Abuja

AP plaza polling unit

PU 37/06/04/180

HOUSE OF REP PDP-161 APC-232 APGA-21 FRESH-1 LABOUR PARTY-11 APA-1 ADC-1

SENATORIAL PDP-178 APC-237 APGA-5 ADC-1 PPA-1

PRESIDENTIAL APC-235 PDP-200 KOWA-1

19.53

A Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, is urging Nigerians to avoid "false expectation". "Learn from 2011," he tweeted. "Avoid the crisis of false expectations. ONLY @inecnigeria is empowered to announce results. Wait for them #Nigeriadecides"

20.23

Abuja

House of Representatives Senatorial Presidential

21.26

EKITI

Unit 09, Ward 11, Isan Ekiti [Former Governor Kayode Fayemi's polling booth] Presidential Election: APC - 140, PDP - 24 Senate: APC - 135, PDP - 21 House of Reps - APC - 142, PDP - 22  

21.32

Abuja Polling Unit 008 Area 2 shopping complex Abuja President (PDP: 234, APC: 302) Senate (PDP 213, APC:306)

21.34

Lagos

PU 067, Akunne Street, Old Ojo Road, Lagos:

President: PDP - 192 APC 35 Senate: PDP 183 APC 39 Reps: PDP 188 APC 38

21.35

Benue

Polling Unit 004 HUDCO II North Bank Makurdi, Benue State HOR (APC:164,  PDP: 73) Senate (APC: 171, PDP: 75) Presidential (APC:178, PDP:65)

21.43

Benue

Anshange Apa polling station, Gboko: HOR (APC:190, PDP:22) SENATE (APC:186, PDP:28) PRESIDENT (APC:187, PDP:23)

21.53

Ekiti

Unit 09, ward 11, Isan Ekiti(Fayemi's polling booth)

Presidential (APC.. 140, PDP...24) Senate(APC...135, PDP...21)

21.58

Ekiti

Unit 09, ward 11, Isan Ekiti(Fayemi's polling booth) Presidential: APC.. 140 PDP...24 Senate: APC...135 PDP...21

21.58

OGUN

APC wins ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo's polling unit [Unit 2, Ward 11, Shokori, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State] Presidential: APC-100, PDP-16; Senate: APC-93, PDP-8; SDP-15; PPN-2. House of Reps: APC-98; PDP-8; SDP-12.

INEC extends voting till Sunday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting during the Presidential and National Elections to Sunday in problem areas
It directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country to conduct election on
Sunday in areas where there were hitches.
It said it has also relocated all the contents on its website to another site following hacking by some elements.
It however said it could not still exactly say what went wrong in Otuoke, Bayelsa State which led to the delay in the accreditation of President Goodluck Jonathan and First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan.
The Chairman of INEC Committee on Information and Voters Education, Mr. Chris Iyimoga, who addressed the press at the Media Centre of the National Collation Centre in Abuja, said with some hitches in some parts of the country, there was no way the Presidential and National Assembly Elections could be concluded today (Saturday) .
He said: “Each REC has been informed to conduct election on Sunday where there are hitches with accreditation or voting. I cannot say exactly the number of states affected but the problems are not in all the states.”
Other National Commissioners  at the briefing were Ishmael Igbani; Muhammadu Wali; Engr. Nuru Yakubu; and Gladys Nwafor.
On his part, National Commissioner Igbani said: “No one can really say what went wrong in Otuoke but the machine or the card readers could not capture the fingerprints of the President and the First Lady. Where such a situation, we had to use manual system.”
On the hacking of INEC website, Commissioner Nuru Yakubu said: “We have lifted the contents on our website and relocated to other site.”

INEC battles to restore website

Computer engineers from the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) are battling to re-host the commission’s website that was hacked into earlier on Saturday by a group that called itself Nigerian Cyber Army/Team.

The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr.Kayode Idowu, said the message posted on the website by the hackers has been taken down preparatory to the re-hosting of the website.

A short message by INEC on the website said: “We will be back soon!

“Sorry for the inconvenience but we are performing some maintenance at the moment. We will be back online shortly! Site should be back up soon.”

The hacking occurred midway into the accreditation of voters for Saturday’s elections.

The hackers posted the following on the website: “StruCk By Nigerian Cyber Army | TeaM NCA.”

“Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by TeaM Nigerian Cyber Army FEEL SOME SHAME ADMIN!!”

“Security is just an illusion, Remember US :DGREETINGS OF PEACE TO CITIZEN OF NIGERIA FROM TEAM NCA NIGERIANS No Body Can Give You Freedom No Body Can Give You Equality Or Justice If You Are A Man/Woman YOU TAKE IT.”

Who becomes Nigeria’s first lady: extrovert patience or introvert Aisha?

Patience Jonathan and Aisha Buhari

The Nigerian constitution does not recognise the office of the First Lady which is a title for the spouse of the head of state or president of Nigeria. However, the office has remained one of the most funded and staffed since independence and the First Lady is addressed by the title Her Excellency.

Nigeria has had several first ladies since independence but the late Maryam Babangida, wife of Nigeria’s military president from 1985 to 1993, General Ibrahim Babagida, began the trend.

As first lady, she launched many programmes to improve the lives of women. The “Maryam Phenomenon” became a celebrity and “an icon of beauty, fashion and style,” a position she retained after her husband’s fall from power.

When her husband became Head of State in 1985, Maryam Babangida moved into Dodan Barracks in Lagos. She was said to have arranged for considerable renovations to make the rooms more suitable for formal receptions. As First Lady of Nigeria between 1985 and 1993, she turned the ceremonial post into a champion for women’s rural development. She founded the Better Life Programme for Rural Women in 1987, which launched co-operatives, cottage industries, farms and gardens, shops and markets, women’s centres and social welfare programmes. The Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development was established in 1993 for research, training, and to mobilise women towards self-emancipation.

Poll: 30, 009 policemen for North-East, Ebonyi, Imo

Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba
| credits: saharareporters.com

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, has deployed no fewer than 20, 000 police personnel for the general elections in the North-East.The Nigerian Police have deployed 30,009 police personnel in the North-East, Imo and Ebonyi states.

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hillari Okpara, who is to coordinate security activities in the North-Eastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, gave the hint on Friday in Bauchi.

He said the policemen had been trained and adequately motivated for effective service delivery.

Okpara urged voters to feel free to cast their votes, but asked them to stay away from polling units at least 200 metres after they must have voted.

“We have provided adequate security for the electorate, local and international observers,” he said.

On allegation by the All Progressives Congress that the Bauchi State Governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda, had recruited over 3,000 vigilantes and kitted them to intimidate voters, the police boss said only statutorily empowered security agencies would monitor the election.

56m Nigerians to choose between Jonathan, Buhari

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

Call errant security agencies to order, Buhari tells Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (ret) has call on Prsident Goodluck Jonathan to call errant security agencies to order.

Buhari made this known in a press statement on Friday.

Buhari and Jonathan

The statement read thus

The Abuja Peace Accords Must Be Worth Their Wordings

On Thursday, March 26th, President Goodluck Jonathan and I signed a new accord reinforcing our commitment to violent-free elections.

The new accord is a follow up to the Abuja Accord which we signed, along with nine other party leaders, on Jan. 14th 2015, to show our commitment to free, fair and credible elections in our dear country.

I take these accords very seriously, and this has reflected in the issues-based campaign which I ran all through the period of electioneering campaign, despite the provocative and sleazy campaign directed at my person and my party.

But recent developments across the country, ahead of Saturday’s elections, run against the contents and spirit of the peace accords.

Citizen Coverage: Report The Election In Your Area

Naijainfo1960 Online realises that news is better when readers report and own it.

Since the last election, citizen participation in news reporting on the mobile and social media has grown immensely. Naijainfo1960 online thus acknowledges the power of effective news coverage by citizens themselves.

So, as Nigerians go to the polling centres today in the National Assembly and Presidential election that has been dubbed,” to close to call” by analysts, we invite our readers to send us stories, photos, videos of events in their polling centres and in their neighbourhood.

Note: Do not put yourself in harm’s way and should be within the ambit of the law when reporting.

How to send your stories:
By sending SMS/whatsapp message to 07039776421
By sending email: isaacighodaro@gmail.com

Or log on to our dedicated portal: http://naijainfo1960.blogspot.com

Police arrest Okorocha’s SSA, 4 others for stockpiling arms

Imo State Police Command yeaterday in Owerri, arrested Mr. Okechukwu Okorocha, the Senior Special Adviser, SSA, on Security Matters, to Governor Rochas Okorocha, for allegedly stockpiling arms and ammunition apparently for the purpose of disrupting election in the State.

Similarly, four members of Imo Security Network, ISN, a security contraption established by the Rochas Okorocha administration, are also cooling their heels in police cells for the same offence.

Parading the suspects before newsmen at the State Police Headquarters, Owerri, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Evbakhavbokun, said that the arrest of the security aide and ISN personnel, followed a tip off.

“The arrest of the SSA and the illegal security personnel followed a very reliable tip off and subsequent search operation conducted by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, at his house and premises led to the recovery of the arms and ammunitions”, the CP said.

Card Readers: How Abuja court aborted last minute move to stop ‎election

ABUJA – Last minute move by a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Ogun state,‎ Mr. Walihu Taiwo‎, to secure an interim order of injunction stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the Smart Card Reader Machines for the presidential election, crumbled yesterday.

‎The application which was filed before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, was refused by Justice Ademola Adeniyi.

The court however summoned both INEC and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, who were cited as defendants in the suit, to appear before it on April 24.

The defendants are to address the court on the legality or otherwise of employing card readers for the 2015 general election.

Meanwhile, even though Justice Adeniyi declined to issue the interim order of injunction as he was prayed to do, he however stressed that if eventually the court ascertains that the use of the card readers were illegal and unconstitutional, he said the outcome of the elections would be annulled.

Presidency: Will opposition break the jinx today?

MAIN opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is going into today’s presidential and National Assembly elections with two goals in mind. The first is to win the presidential election and the second is to corner two-thirds of the 109 senatorial and 360 House of Representatives seats to enable the party run a seamless administration as from May 29, 2015.

In the history of elections in Nigeria, no ruling party has lost power at the centre. A number of incumbent governors have failed to get re-election mandate. Oyo State is a good example where no incumbent has been re-elected.

President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

However, at the national level, the ruling or leading party has always had the upper hand. At his lecture on February 26 at Chatham House, London, APC Presidential Candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), enthused that he was on his way to victory and Nigeria could join the ranks of African countries where the opposition won presidential elections and successfully took over as a plus for the growing democratisation of the African continent.

Experience in some African countries

Senegal, Mauritius, Ghana, Mali, Cote D’ Ivoire Lesotho and Benin Republic are some of the countries where some incumbents and ruling parties lost presidential elections to the opposition.

Oshiomhole in war of words with Brigade Commander over Hilux vehicles donated to Army by Onolemenmen

BENIN CITY – GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state yesterday engaged in a war of words with the Brigade Commander of the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army Benin City, Brig.Gen.Olajide Laleye over the 14 Hilux vehicles donated to the men of the, allegedly by the Minister of Works, Arch.Mike Onolemenmen for the purpose of the elections.

Oshiomhole who addressed journalists shortly after holding security meeting with security chiefs in the state, told journalists of the alleged plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the election in the state, using some military men on mufti.

*Oshiomhole

He said: “We have intelligence and it has been confirmed that the Minister of Works, deployed 14 vehicles in the premises of RCC construction Company Benin. This Hilux vehicles about 13 of them, were transferred from RCC premises to the headquarters of the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian army. I have expressed my concern to the Commander of the 4th Brigade that I did not think it was appropriate for the 4th Brigade to collect vehicles from the Ministry of Works for the purpose of this election.

“The Commander of the 4th Brigade told me that the vehicles were donated by the RCC because he approached RCC for support. I told him even that is wrong. The Brigade Commander cannot approach Israelis to provide them with security when the Edo State government is here. He has not made such a request to me and I reminded him that Israeli people cannot be assumed to have greater interest in the peace and security of Nigeria than the government of Edo state.

Expect poll results in 48 hrs, says Jega

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday said the results of the presidential and National Assembly elections would  be declared within 48 hours.

Jega, who said this in Abuja at a  press conference  also adressed by  the Director General of the National Youth Service Commission (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, noted that “the commission has put a lot in place to ensure the 48-hour target is met”.

Jega also denied the report making the rounds that the Commission’s database hadbeen compromised.

The INEC boss, in an apparent reaction to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council that the master key was in possession of the APC, said only the producers of the data- base infrastructure of the INEC have the source code.

He further said  the company, Act Technologies Limited, was approved by  the Federal Executive Committee and was never blacklisted.

5 reasons why Buhari will win or 5 reasons why Jonathan won’t lose

Jonathan and Buhari

Predicting the outcome of an election has never been this difficult. The reason is not too complex though: this is the first time since 1999 that the opposition party has gathered enormous momentum going into an election. What’s more: there seems to be a blossoming coalition between Muhammadu Buhari and the south. All you need do is look at the crowds and supporters at his rallies in the south, compared to the years gone by. However, no one dare rules out an incumbent president in a developing country, so President Goodluck Jonathan should not be considered down and out. But he has had a lot of negative publicity in his first term  which puts him at a disadvantage, at least with many people. The election is a referendum on his government, not on Buhari’s regime of three decades ago. There are good reasons for Buhari to be hopeful that he would win. And there are good reasons for Jonathan to believe that he too would win. We try to highlight each candidate’s hopes.

Police summon el-Rufai as security agents clamp down on APC leaders, supporter

•Arrests violate peace accord – Buhari
•Says accord must be worth its letters

Leaders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in different parts of the country are under siege  from security agents over today’s  presidential and National Assembly elections, even before the first ballot is cast.

The police yesterday summoned  the party’s governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the party’s senatorial candidate for Kaduna North, Mr.Suleiman Hunkuyi,  and Chairman of the party campaign council in the state, Alhaji Lawal Yakawada, for questioning.

The party’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday protested the development and warned that the clampdown was in bad faith and constituted a violation of the two Abuja Peace Accords he signed with President Goodluck Jonathan.

Already in security custody  are an APC member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Hon. Eniolorunda Omosule, the APC agent at the Port Harcourt office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Emma Edeeyah, and four leaders of the party in Akoko Edo 1 of Edo State.

The Kaduna  State Police Command, in a letter to the APC, summoned El-Rufai, Hunkuyi and Yakawada to  the command for questioning.

Newsbreak.ng pundits name Buhari ‘slight favourite’

Political pundits have tipped General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to defeat President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in today’s s poll.

The pundits, all seasoned journalists, made their prediction after two sessions of deliberations at a presidential election roundtable organised by Newsbreak.ng, a broad-spectrum online news medium, to examine issues around the presidential election. They, however, submitted that it will be a closely contested race.

This is hinged on their conviction that the six-week shift in date has allowed President Jonathan’s campaign to regain a bit of momentum it lost through the success of the counter-insurgency offensive in the North-East.

Among those in attendance at the sessions were Ikechukwu Amaechi, a former member of the judges’ panel of CNN/MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year Award and Editor-in-Chief of The Niche; Adekanmi Ademiluyi, Editorial Board Chairman of The Niche, Mojeed Jamiu, former Director-General, Ekiti State Broadcasting Service; and Wale Fatade, a columnist with thecable.ng.

INEC redeploys electoral officers

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed its electoral officers in the local government areas across the country ahead of today’s presidential and National Assembly elections.

It was learnt yesterday that the electoral officers had since resumed at their new duty posts.

Sources said the redeployment of the electoral officers  was carried  out by the commission to ensure the conduct of free and fair elections.

It was also said that the exercise was to prevent a situation whereby  officers, who may have become familiar with politicians in their localities, compromised the elections.

The new electoral officer for the Ijebu Ode Local Government Area, Mr. Olaniyi Kayode, told The Nationyesterday that he did not envisage any problem today as they are fully prepared for the elections.

Kayode  said all the “sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials” have been distributed as appropriate to areas and officials who would conduct the elections.

Accreditation, according to him, would commence at 8. 00 a.m. and end at 1. 00 p.m. while voting would start at 1.30 p.m. and end “until the last person on the queue must have voted and results would be declared on the spot after counting”.