EkitiDecides: Live Updates From SN Election Monitoring Room

Picture from Irona Ward 11 in Ado-Ekiti

LIVE UPDATES

4:45pm: Governor Ayodele Fayose condemns Ekiti election, says it was ”national embarrassment.” The outgoing governor said this after casting his vote in Saturday’s governorship election. Read full report here.

We are back and off to Fayose’s Polling Unit, where the outspoken governor had something controversial to say, something INEC would not like.

In the meantime, lets go for a break. We would be right back.

4:00pm: Sorting and collation ongoing in most Polling Units across the state.

3:32pm: Incumbent governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, has cast his vote.

3:30pm: Reports from Aramoko Ward in Oye local government area of the state say counting of votes have been concluded.

@inecnigeria as at 2.30pm voting is still ongoing at Okeruku, Ward 02, PU 007 #EkitiDecides2018@SituationRoomNg @reclaimnaijapic.twitter.com/gOe5OUQaiM

— Voice Against Corruption (@Voiceagainstco) July 14, 2018

3:00pm: Candidate of the APC Kayode Fayemi should be a happy man now as the results released by polling agents at his ward show that his party got 186 votes, far more than PDP’s 2.

2:45pm: Sorting of ballots and counting of votes have been concluded at Ward 3 in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Reports also have it that filling of forms by party agents and as well as INEC agents have been concluded.

Sorting and counting has commenced in most Polling units. pic.twitter.com/zsp0awroM9

— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) July 14, 2018

2:00pm: Ballot sorting has commenced at Irona Ward 11, Polling Unit 002 in Ado-Ekiti.

Picture from Irona Ward 11 in Ado-Ekiti

1:45pm: Former spokesman for the PDP Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who is now a member of the APC after falling out with governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has commended INEC for its conduct in today’s governorship election. He welcomed the new process of simultaneous accreditation and voting.

1:33pm: Senator Biodun Olujimi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cast her vote at Ward 7 Polling Unit 007, in Omuo Ekiti.

1:30pm: Accreditation and voting have been concluded at Irona ward, polling unit 002, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

1:20pm: Voters at Ilejemeje local government area are eagerly waiting to carry out their civic responsibility. There’s no report of violence and the Card Readers have been well behaved, as it were.

Spring-Nobs election monitoring room and live reports. Like we did with Anambra Election, we shall be bringing to you live reports across Ekiti, as the people of the Southwest state troop out today (Saturday) to elect who will govern them for the next 4 years.

There are 35 candidates running for the number-one seat in the Fountain of Knowledge. But two of them are clearly the front runners. Who will take the day? Former governor of the state Dr Kayode Fayemi (APC)? Deputy Governor of the state Kolapo Olusola-Eleka? Time will tell.

This thread is open to everybody in Ekiti who is participating in one way or another during the election. Voters, observers, officials are encouraged to use the comment form below to report activities at the various polling unit and collation centres.

We wish all the people of Ekiti a peaceful election.

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LIVE UPDATES

1:00pm: Bus loads of troops were spotted coming into Ado-Ekiti through Ise/Orun at 10:49am.

12:30pm: An election observer says the elderly are allowed to be in front of queue if they came late.

12:00pm: The PDP candidate, Professor Kolapo Olusola-Eleka finally cast his ballot after card reader earlier failed to verify him. He was manually accredited before voting at 11.10am. Read full report here.

11:59am: The candidate of the APC and former governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, has voted at Unit 9 Ward 11 in Isan Ekiti. However, reports have it that his wife could not cast her own ballot as the card reader failed to recognise her PVC. Click here for full report.

Kayode Fayemi and wife at polling unit

11:58am: Reports from Ward 6, Polling Unit 006, say card readers are not working properly and have been reset severally.

11:40am: National Commissioner of INEC Prof. (Mrs.) Anthonia Simbili, visited the polling unit 007, Ward 002, in Okeruku area of Ikere Ekiti, around 10:30am.

11:35am: Voters patiently waiting to be accredited.

Some electorates waiting to vote in the 2018 Ekiti governorship election (photo credit: INEC)

11:30am: Voters sighted at different parts of the state enthusiastically waiting to vote.

11:20am: Voting has been concluded in Ward 6, polling unit 06, in Ekiti West local government area. Reports have it that 150 voters cast their ballots there.

11:15am: Accreditation and voting are ongoing at the Osigba Community Primary School Polling Unit 005 in Ido-Osi local government area. Concise News gathered that security operatives are present, voter turnout is high and the process has been peaceful.

10:30am: Card reader fails to recognise the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kolapa Olusola-Eleka, at his polling Unit in Ikere-Ekiti.

PDP candidate and deputy governor, Olusola-Eleka, waits as INEC officials struggle to accredit him with the Card Reader.

7:30am: INEC releases hotlines for Anambra election – 0700-CALL-INEC (0700-2255-4632) 09050858629, 09050858675, 09050858649, 08180958715, 08180958717, 08180958709, 09025038466, 07086945927, 08120183063, 07062896047, 08105119010, 08146697603

Thirty-five political parties will today battle for the governorship position in Nigeria’s Fountain of Knowledge, Ekiti State, with favourites being the ruling PDP and the APC.