Nigeria Decides 2023: Live Updates, Results from Presidential ElectionPublished on February 25.
INEC officials, materials yet to arrive Dawaki polling units in Abuja
Several polling units visited by DAILY POST in Dawaki Area of Bwari Area Council showed that the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are yet to arrive.
Polling Units 004, Dawaki Primary school, 064 Dawaki Junior Secondary, 063, Dawaki Extension, Chief Palace and News Engineering, all in Dawaki, are yet to receive INEC officials and material as of 9:42 am.
In a chat with a reporter, a voter, Mr Demian Ebemeri, said he arrived at the polling unit at precisely 8:00 am, but the officials of INEC were nowhere to be found.
“I don’t know why the INEC officials and materials for voting are yet to be here. Some people left their houses as early as 6:30 am to be here.
“My expectation is that the election should be free and fair”, he said.
It is reported that voters were seen stranded waiting for INEC officials and voting materials.
There is a massive turnout of voters in Dawaki with security operatives on the ground.
Nigeria Decides 2023: Peter Obi arrives polling unit, expresses optimism
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi has arrived in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, Anambra State, for the presidential election.
Asked about his chances of winning the election, the former Anambra State governor said: “I am very optimistic. You can see the positive mood among my people.
“People are coming out to vote to make sure the Labour Party wins.
There is is high turnout of voters in Abuja.
In areas such as Bwari Area Council, Dawaki, Utako Lugbe, Kubwa voters were up as early as 6:am waiting patiently for the arrival of INEC officials.
Nigeria decides 2023: Atiku votes in Adamawa
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has cast his vote.
Atiku performed his civic right at about 9:11 am at his polling unit in Adamawa State.
While thumb-printing on his ballot paper, some people circled him to see his vote.
Atiku is one of the frontrunners to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.
Others vying for the seat of the president include, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
Nigeria Decides: Voting commences at Obi’s polling unit
Voting has commenced at the polling unit of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi.
Though the candidate had earlier visited the unit to supervise the arrival of voting materials, he is yet to cast his vote.
Some aides of the candidate told journalists that he will be voting soon.
Obi is expected to cast his vote in Amatutu village, Agulu ward two, polling unit 019.
Election officers protest non-payment of training allowance in Kano, delay exercise
Some election officers are protesting non-payment of their training allowances in Kano State.
DAILY POST reports that they blocked voters from accessing the polling units.
The INEC ad-hoc staff, in their numbers, said they were not paid their training allowances of N4000.
They vowed that they would not allow election materials to be taken away.
The incident, which occurred at Gwale Local Government of Kano State, delayed commencement of voting at the Dorayi Karama voting centres.
Nigerians will today, Saturday, February 25, 2023, decide their next President for the next four years.
The main contenders in terms of political parties are the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party, LP and of course, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is flying the flag of the PDP, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi is the candidate of the LP, while Rabiu Kwankwaso is the NNPP’s standard bearer.
Other presidential candidates, according to INEC’s final list, include:
Imumolen Christopher – Accord Party (AP); Al-Mustapha Hamza – Action Alliance (AA); Sowore Omoyele – African Action Congress (AAC); Kachikwu Dumebi – African Democratic Congress (ADC); Sani Yabagi Yusuf – Action Democratic Party (ADP); Umeadi Peter Nnanna – All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); Ojei Princess Chichi – Allied People’s Movement (APM); Nnamdi Charles Osita – Action Peoples Party (APP); Adenuga Sunday Oluwafemi – Boot Party (BP); Osakwe Felix Johnson – National Rescue Movement (NRM).