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We'll Reject Attempt to Falsify Election Results, Says APC - 29-03-15 3:50pm

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to tamper with the results of the elections that were concluded
nationwide on Saturday, saying Nigerians have voted peacefully and massively and they know who they have voted for.

In a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it has the authentic
results from every polling unit where voting took place on Saturday, and will not accept anything contrary to those signed results.

It decried the dangerous kite now being flown by the PDP, through some of their paid media channels, seeking to appropriate unearned victories across the nation.

''We have always said we will accept the result of any free, fair and transparent elections. We stand by that avowal. However, what we will not accept - and which we are sure Nigerians themselves will reject - is any move to rewrite the results and thwart the will of the people under any guise. We will not accept that.

''We have heard of the desperate moves to cancel the results in areas where the APC has beaten the PDP embarrassingly. Nigerians will definitely not accept that,'' APC said.

The party said it is aware of the ongoing efforts to force Electoral Officers and Presiding Officers in Imo State, some of whom are being
picked up by the military as we write, to rewrite the results of the elections in the state.

''We have the results from every polling unit in Imo State and we know that we have won in over 80 per cent in the presidential election. So there must be no shenanigans,'' it warned.

APC also said the same attempts are being made in Sokoto, Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos and other states, wondering why anyone will be seeking to reverse the results that are already settled.

''In the Nsukka Local Government Area, INEC officials, instead of collating results, handed over the exercise to PDP Nsukka zone to
write. They holed up inside ADADA House (a Local Government guest house) to write results and change figures, and were provided with security by the police. APC candidates and agents were chased away. In collaboration with INEC, they refused to let the card readers function and no result sheets came to most polling booths.

The party said result of the Apapa Local Government in Lagos is yet to be announced the which has been ready since yesterday, apparently in a move to manipulate its outcome, warning that voters will not agree with any attempt to steal their votes.

APC Posting Fake Results- PDP Alerts - 29-03-15 11:50pm

…..Says INEC Still Collating Authentic Figures

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to totally disregard misleading figures being circulated by the APC in the social media as results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in some polling booths.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Sunday said the figures were “fake and do not represented the true results which are currently being collated by INEC, the only body authorized to release and announce results”.

“The APC in its desperation for power has resorted to posting fake results in the social media in a bid to ambush the electoral commission, mislead the unsuspecting public to believe it is winning, all in furtherance of its grand plot to cause confusion and set the stage for violence when the authentic results are finally released.

“We therefore alert Nigerians to be on their guard and close ranks in resisting the APC’s plot to plunge the nation into chaos and anarchy. Our democracy has come to stay and the will of the people must prevail over and above the parochial ambition of a selfish few.

“Finally, we strongly caution the APC against its acts of desperation and use of dishonest methods including physical attacks against our members and supporters as these pose great threat to our democracy, the unity and stability of our dear nation.

Hiccups: Buhari Rules Out Polls Cancellation...29-03-15 7:50pm

commend INEC's performance
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Daura, Katsin


The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has said that the level of hiccups witnessed during Saturday's presidential election will not be enough to seek for annulment of the polls.

Buhari's assessment of the polls came just as the APC expressed satisfaction with the use of the card reader for voting accreditation, describing it as successful despite some delays.

In its reaction to Saturday's election, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said from the reports it has received from its field agents, "it is clear that that the card reader, as a tool to enhance the credibility of elections in the country, has so far proved effective, despite the delays.

''The card reader is a novel tool in our elections and naturally there will be some initial hiccups. We understand that the delays were due to the failure to remove the protective films on the lenses of many card readers, the poor network of some of the sim cards in the card readers and the effect of jamming devices on the card readers," it said.

APC warned against the resort to manual accreditation in some parts of the country, where the card readers are being bypassed, saying it is against the electoral guidelines.

However, while addressing Journalists at his country home in Daura after casting his vote Buhari said though there was some incidents in about five states, it is not enough to necessitate total annulment of the election.

Buhari who came back to the polling unit to cast his vote at about 4.56pm, amidst hundreds of jubilant supporters, said he was impressed by the integrity of the system.

"I also base it on the performance of INEC. If I could recall, I even referred to the submission by the INEC chairman of their activities from the end of the last General election in 2011 till how. I said the document was very good and even INEC said they were ready to conduct this election".

Card Reader Hiccups Avoidable - PDP... 7:41pm

Warns against under-aged voters
Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the poor working of the Permanent Voter Card readers in Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided if INEC had listened to sound advice from well meaning individuals and organizations including the PDP regarding their deployment without proper testing.

National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, said in a statement on Saturday said the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC hours into the exercise against its earlier guidelines clearly shows the failure of the system.

"The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier position that as good as the idea of card readers is, it was too virgin to be successfully used in a general election without proper testing especially in an environment as ours that is not entirely digitally proficient”, it said.

The party described as a huge national embarrassment the that the card reader had problems in accrediting President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Jonah Jang, of Plateau, James Ngilari of Adamawa, Isa Yuguda of Buachi among others and called for thorough explanation from INEC.

The PDP equally frowned at reported cases of accreditation of under-aged persons in some states especially in the northern part of the country and called on INEC not only to ensure that such unqualified persons are not allowed to vote but also to prosecute its officials involved in the crime.

The ruling party said it is seriously concerned about the developments given the avowed commitment of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration to hitch-free, fair and credible electoral process.

8 killed in Gombe . . . 6:25 PM

Segun Awofadeji in Gombe

No fewer than seven persons were reported to have been killed this Saturday morning when suspected fleeing members of Boko Haram invaded Shole village in Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State.

Shole is at the border with Yobe State and our correspondent gathered that the villagers all ran out of the village just before the commencement of the general election.

THISDAY checks also revealed that several cars and houses were burnt and that the suspected insurgents invaded the village on motorbikes and Hilux vehicles.

The insurgents were said to have moved to Biri in the same Nafada LGA where they killed one Policeman and ran away with some card readers and some election materials.

They were said to have moved to Dukku where they disrupted election processes as they shot sporadically.

No casualties have been reported yet from Dukku but an aspirant to the Gombe State House of Assembly Usman Mohammad Jafun told our correspondent on phone that the attackers were dressed in military uniforms.

It was also gathered from the Dukku attack that following some resistance from the people in Dukku, one of the attackers was killed while three persons from Dukku sustained injuries.

When contacted over the incident, the Gombe Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Fwaje Atajiri said he was not aware of it but promised to get back to our correspondent after he is through with an urgent meeting he was attending.

However, the election process was reported to have commenced on time in some polling units visited by our correspondent in Gombe, the Gombe State capital as at the time of filing this report. A large turnout was also observed.

A feature observed from most of the polling units is that many youths were stationed at the gates of most of the schools with iron detectors ensuring that people don't get into the polling units with dangerous weapons.

Tambuwal: It’s God that Made this Election Possible Despite Odds . . . 4:45 PM


By Mohammed Aminu in Sokoto

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Saturday said it was only by the grace of God that Nigerians were able to witness another election despite all the efforts to prevent it from holding.

Speaking, shortly after he was screened at the Kofar Ajiya polling unit, Tambuwal described the election as historic and critical in the history of this country.

"Today is very special and critical in the history of Nigeria and for us to witness it is only by the grace of God because effort had been made to stop it from holding," he said.

He commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, for insisting that the elections must hold as scheduled in spite of all odds.

He also advised the media against broadcasting or revealing unofficial result, saying it may create a lot of tension in the country.

INEC Card Reader Machine Fails to Authenticate Jang, Wife, Others . . . 4:25PM
By Seriki Adinoyi in Jos

Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, and his wife, Ngo Talatu, have expressed disappointment over the failure of the INEC Card Readers to authenticate them and many other voters at their Ladura II polling unit in Jos south, local government area of the state.

He and his wife had to fill Incident Form for accreditation.

The Governor, who was visibly upset that many people at his polling unit and indeed the state could not be authenticated by the Card Readers, queried the need for the use of card readers in the first place.

He said, “I and my wife could not be authenticated with the Card Reader in this place. And I don’t know how many people have suffered a similar fate in the state. Besides, so many people are crying that they don’t even have the PVC. That is why we are wondering whether INEC is really prepared for the elections. Presently I don't know what decision INEC wants to take, but definitely from all indications many people would be disenfranchised in the state.

“I am even told that the Card Reader could not capture Mr President.
And the question is if the card reader could not capture the number one citizen of this country, and could not capture me as a Governor; then i wonder what the Card Reader is all about, and I just sincerely hope this card reader would not mess up this elections.

“I think Jega can be advised that he can state a decision on the card reader now.

“I have said it that those with TVC have the right to vote because the electoral law said any citizen that has been registered with his name in the register, and has the voter’s card, is eligible to vote. The law didn’t specify whether it is PVC or TVC. So these people with TVC have the right to vote. They had used this card in 2011, in bye elections and LG elections.”

Meanwhile, across the state, late arrival of INEC official and the problems with the card reader machines created initial hitches in the exercise.

At Alama Junction, Bassa and Rukuba Roads the INEC officials arrived at about 11 am.

While in most polling units at Jos East and at Abattoir the Card Reader machines were working quite well, the situation was not as good at Mista Ali A and B, where the machines were brought without memory cards. At Anwa Tofa, inpatient voters started leaving the units one after.

Frustrated Shendam LGA Chairman, Mr Kemi Nshe was worried that the many card reader machines in his council failed to work. He however commended the high turn up of voters and their peaceful conduct. He called on INEC to do something about the card reader machine immediately.

INEC Resorts to Manual Accreditation . . . 4:21
Bassey Inyang in Calabar

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resorted to manual accreditation in situations when the card reader has issues.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Cross River State, Dr. Sylvester Okey Ezeani, explained that the use of manual accreditation was the new directive where card reader failed.

Ezeani stated this in response to enquiries as to why some polling units had resorted to manual accreditation.

Ezeani told THISDAY that even where manual accreditation is applied, only those with PVCs will be accredited and allowed to vote.

Ezeani said the new directive was to ensure that no eligible voter is disenfranchised.

INEC Restores Hacked Website . . . 4:20 PM

Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The official website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hacked in the early hours of Saturday, thereby making inaccessible, has been restored.

This was confirmed to THISDAY by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu.

However, in spite of Idowu’s statement that the website has been restored and made more secure, when THISDAY visited the website, www.inecnigeria.org, it displayed the name of the hacke, Nigeria Cyber Army, that posted a cartoon of President Goodluck Jonathan and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari in a football pitch.

According to the Chief Press to the INEC Chairman, “Yes, it was hacked but we have restored it and it is much more secure than before.”

When asked the implication the hacking for the elections, he said that the hacking has no effect as it was immediately restored.

When THISDAY visited the website again, it had been restored as it displayed all activities of the commission online.

Election Cannot Stand if Manipulated, Says Umahi . . . 4:19 PM

Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki

Ebonyi state Deputy Governor and PDP governorship candidate in the state, Engr. Dave Umahi, has said that the Presidential/ National Assembly election cannot stand if the results are manipulated.

He noted that despite the alarm raised by the Peoples Democratic Party, the Independent National Electoral Commission still went ahead to use the card readers, which have malfunctioned even after the experimental test carried out a few weeks ago.

The deputy governor observed with dismay that materials did not get to the polling units by 8a.m, stressing that some booths started accreditation at about 11a.m.

He wondered what could have been the fate of the country if by six weeks ago, INEC had conducted the election, owing to the level of challenges that the card readers have posed on the conduct of the election.

He expressed optimism that President Goodluck Jonathan would win because he has done well for the country and the people are desperate to return him.



EU: Election Process Slow But...4:10pm

Chuks Akunna, Yemi Akinsuyi, Damilola Oyedele and Adebiyi Adedayo in Abuja

European Union Chief Election Observer in Nigeria Mr Santiago Fisas has described the accreditation of voters for Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections as slow.

He, however, saluted the "courage" of Nigerians to exercise their right to vote.

Fisas spoke to THISDAY shortly after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, in Maitama district of Abuja.

"I can tell you that many of the polling units were not ready. And why? Because sometimes the INEC people were not ready, sometimes the materials were not ready. That sort of complicated things. But now, hopefully, things are going on," said Fisas.

He continued, "The machine is a little complicated, obviously to prevent fraud. But sometimes it fails, sometimes you put a finger it fails, you put the next, it says 'okay'. Even if the machine is failing, it is good for the accreditation."

The EU chief said his mission would stay in Nigeria throughout the elections and "follow up" the process, but that he and his deputy will return to Nigeria in July to present their recommendation to whoever becomes president.

PDP Stalwart Killed in Osun

Yinka Kolawole

One Yomi Ademola was allegedly killed by hoodlums suspected to be members of All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was reportedly killed in the wee hours of Saturday in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area.

He was said to have joined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently


INEC Suspends House of Reps Election in Jigawa

Muhammad Bello

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Jigawa State, Alhaji Halliru Aliyu Tambuwal has announced the suspension of the conduct of election into the eleven federal constituencies in the state as a result of dearth of voting materials.

The suspension, according to Tambuwal, became necessary because INEC, which was ready to conduct the presidential poll in the state, wants to rectify the problems before embarking on the exercise.

No new date has been fixed for the election.

1:03pm

Delay in Materials Supply Stalls Accreditation in Surulere

Chinedu Eze

Voting materials arrived very late at most of the polling boots in Surulere local government council.

There was large voters turnout but INEC officials as well as voting materials came late so accreditation started at mid-day.

THISDAY asked INEC an official why the materials did not come and he said that all the times he called, those bringing the materials would answer they were on the way.

There was no indication that there was a reason why the delay occurred besides poor logistics.

Accreditation has continued to go on amid restive voters who turned up early to be accredited and to cast their votes.


1:15pm

Soldiers Mount Checkpoints around Lagos as Election Process Begins

Abimbola Akosile

Major streets in Lagos were Saturday deserted as soldiers and policemen mounted checkpoints to restrict movement of citizens. However, voters' accreditation began as early as 8am in some locations, as potential voters queued up to verify the PVCs.

As early as 7.30am when THISDAY moved around some parts of Lagos and Ogun States to monitor the election exercise, soldiers, policemen, Air Force and Naval personnel were seen at strategic locations in Agege Total area, Oshodi after Bolade, opposite Abalti Barracks and Stadium area of Surulere and Barracks area of Apapa.

However, accreditation of voters were observed at polling centres at Abattoir area of Agege, Mushin, Sogunle, Surulere, and Apapa; with the INEC major collation and distribution centre located at 34, Bombay Crescent in Apapa a beehive of activities.

At the collation centre, international observers were on ground to witness the accreditation which began at 8.55am, while National Youth Service Corps members were seen collecting materials for their various polling centres.

Some youths were observed playing soccer along Olayiwola Street in New Oko Oba, Agege and along Agege Motor Road at Mushin. Most of the major routes were totally deserted; while the soldiers on checkpoint patrol were strict in checking the identities of passersby and the boots of the few cars which passed through their locations.

Situation report from Rivers State - By Ernest Chinwo

Amaechi Returns to Government House

A statement by the Director of Communications, Greater Together Campaign Organisation (the campaign organisation of APC governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside), Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has said, "Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has just returned from his polling unit in Ubima (ward 8, unit 14) without being accredited. INEC officials there claimed that they did not have the result sheet for the unit.

The Governor said he could not subject himself to accreditation when the required election materials meant for his unit can not be accounted for by INEC officials."

She also said reports from other parts of the state show that the problem is wide spread. It is believed the the result sheets are in the hands of PDP officals in the state with the intention of falsifying results after the accreditation period. In some areas, armed men chased away people who have been accredited.


Situation report from Rivers State - By Ernest Chinwo
‎
Amaechi refuses to be accredited
.Problem of card reader persists

Rivers state governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, refused to be accredited at his Ubima hometown because of the failure of the piling officers to produce result sheets.

The governor therefore headed back to Government House, Port Harcourt, insisting he would not vote unless he sees the result sheets.


The governor was said to have refused to be accredited at his polling unit in front of his house at his Ubima Town, as he insisted that the result sheets should be made available.

Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, David Iyofor, claimed that there was no accreditation at virtually in all the units in Ikwerre Local Government Area.

He said all the people of the local government area have also refused to be accredited as they were all demanding for the result sheets.

However, the Rivers PDP publicity secretary, Mr Samuel Nwanosike, debunked the claim by the governor that there was no accreditation in the local government area, saying several people in his own Ward 9, Omagwa, had been accredited.
He said many eligible voters in Omagwa, Igwuruta, Elele, Ubima, Aluu, among others had registered.
As at 1:37pm, accreditation was still on going in Biara in Gokana Local Government Area .

Police Arrest Man for Distributing Stolen PVCs in Ebonyi

A man identified as Ozoemena Odenta has been arrested by the police in Ikwo Division of Ebonyi state Police Command for allegedly distributing stolen PVCs in Ekawoke ward in the area.

The suspect was accused to have stolen the cards, numbering over 300, from INEC officials during the last distribution exercise and disappeared, only to resurface on the election day with the cards, which he distributed based on his discretion to his loyalists.

Confirming the incident, the Deputy Coordinator of Goodluck/ Sambo 2015 Project in Ebonyi state, Ambassador Frank Ogbuewu noted that the culprit was among the suspects that had already been fingered for the crime when the act was committed.

The Coordinator bemoaned the National chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega for using the card readers to experiment election as sensitive as the 2015 general election.

Instead, he should have assessed the efficiency of the machines in the conduct of bye- election in either national assembly or state house of assembly election.

Thks for the update

First to comment front page for the first time since 2012


I dedicate it for peace in Nigeria......


Samutd

..Too long..

Apc should just desist from posting fake results and allow INEC do their work!

Thanks for updating us, will send you cold Internet soft drink when Buhari is pronounced the undisputed winner.
Sai Buhari!
Sai Baba!

Okay, thanks!


Waiting. ...GEJ all the way

Good and at the guy barking "APC should desist from posting fake results", PDP should also desist from calling all genuine results fake.

Sai Buhari

Sai buhari all the way

Bugatie:
Apc should desist from posting fake results

PDP should desist from calling all genuine results fake.

Sai Buhari

Sai Lalasticlala

Sai FTC

This post is dedicated to GEJ our president till 2019.

Just hope the opposition would accept the lose maturely

I've not even heard anything from my home state Enugu.

But I know gej will win there 100%

gej till all these ppl blabbing 'sai buhari' get sense!

Lalasticlala I trust you... This bus is headed for FP

tention and fever in me now

#WinningTeamGEJ till 2023

.

#Gej till 2019

am disappointed in inec

all we ask for is free, fair and credible election. warrisdis

Gej we know


Till 2019


Buhari go n die

Aso rock dey sweet jona...he no wan leave...lol 1st he had no shoes, assuming he came up with "I had no clothes" I would av voted d fuccking liar....lame moffo...we know some ethnical dolts still want u but majority wantS u 2 leave......
#gobacktootueke.....

Still waiting for results
Meanwhile
RIP to our brothers/sisters in Gombe









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