#ANAMBRADECIDES2021: Live Updates From Anambra

Save Our Nation (SON)

November 9, 2021

10: 58 am: Distribution of materials and deployment of ad-hoc officers ongoing at the LGA HQ

10: 53 am: INEC’s Ad-hoc officials still waiting for materials and deployment at the LGA HQ, which might result in a delay in the voting exercise scheduled to commence at 10 am.

10: 49 am: A group of corps members, working as INEC ad-hoc officers, still waiting to be deployed.

Tuesday, 10: 42 am: Security presence at Ihiala LGA HQ where today’s supplementary election is slated to take place

Results declared so far:

A – 1793

AA – 76

AAC- 580

ADC – 313

ADP – 743

APC – 42942

APGA – 103946

APM – 288

APP – 133

BP- 173

LP- 2697

NNPP – 111

NRM – 207

PDP – 51322

PRP – 428

SDP – 782

YPP – 20917

ZLP – 2070.

Total valid votes: 229521

Rejected votes: 7841

Total votes cast: 237362

BREAKING: Soludo extends lead to 17 LGAs

Anambra West LGA

10RAs

62637 – registered voters

5242 – accredited voters

5092- total valid votes

140 – rejected votes

5232 – total votes cast

APGA – 1918

APC – 1233

PDP – 1401

YPP – 357

ZLP – 31

*13PUs affected over BIVAS

Awka North LG

72036 – registered voters

4447 – accredited voters

4061 – total valid

183 – total rejected

4244 – total votes cast

APGA – 1908

APC – 755

PDP – 840

YPP – 381

ZLP – 47

Challenges in 7RAs

Orumba North

93608 – registered voters

No election. Collation Officer, Dr. Michael Otu alleged he signed documents under duress. He cited three reasons for the rejection:

*Police crisis (Election shifted to Police Area Command)

*Mutilation of score sheets

*BVAS challenge

Nnewi South LGA

10RAs

89357 – registered voters

9598 – accredited voters

9225- total valid votes

319 – rejected votes

9544- total votes cast

APGA – 3243

APC – 1307

PDP – 2226

YPP – 1327

ZLP – 33

*No election in 7RAs

Ekwusigo LGA

82236 – registered voters

6864 – accredited voters

6553 – total valid votes

216 – rejected votes

6769 – total votes cast

APGA – 2570

APC – 1237

PDP – 1857

YPP – 727

ZLP – 13

*8 PUs cancelled in 4RAs

Idemili North LGA

12RAs

210689- registered voters

12621 – accredited voters

11807 – total valid votes

290 – rejected votes

12197 – total votes cast

APGA – 5358

APC – 2291

PDP – 2312

YPP – 902

ZLP – 649

Election didn’t take place in 2RAs

Ihiala LGA

No election in the 20RAs

Aguata LGA

22RAs

144766- registered voters

20809 – accredited voters

195548 – total valid votes

654 – rejected votes

20202 – total votes cast

APGA – 9136

APC – 4773

PDP – 3798

YPP – 1070

ZLP – 120

Voting didn’t take place in 13 PUs

Onitsha North LGA

15RAs

158804 – registered voters

14806 – accredited voters

14346 – total valid votes

373 – rejected votes

14719 – total votes cast

APGA – 5587

APC – 3909

PDP – 3781

YPP – 682

ZLP – 104

Ogbaru LGA

169053 – registered voters

9117 – accredited voters

8457 – total valid votes

309 – rejected votes

8766- total votes cast

APGA – 3051

APC – 1178

PDP – 3445

YPP – 484

ZLP – 43

Orumba South LGA

18RAs

74690 – registered voters

10554 – accredited voters

10132- total valid votes

399 – rejected votes

10531- total votes cast

APGA – 4394

APC – 2060

PDP – 1672

YPP – 887

ZLP – 10

A – 779

Nnewi North LGA

10RAs

139368 – registered voters

137517 – accredited voters

13124- total valid votes

439 – rejected votes

13563- total votes cast

APGA – 3369

APC – 1278

PDP – 1511

YPP – 6485

ZLP – 72

Njikoka LGA

103715 – registered voters

17934 – accredited voters

16958 – total valid votes

725 – rejected votes

17683 – total votes cast

APGA – 8803

APC – 3216

PDP – 3409

YPP – 924

ZLP – 81

*No election in one polling unit

Onitsha South LGA

17RAs

156775 – registered voters

9406 – accredited voters

1145 – total valid

195 – rejected

9340 – total votes cast

APGA – 4281

APC – 2050

PDP – 2253

YPP – 271

ZLP – 37

Idemili South LGA

112652 – registered voters

6622 – accredited voters

6402 – total valid

207 – rejected

6609 – total votes cast

APGA – 2312

APC – 1039

PDP – 2016

YPP – 752

ZLP – 28

* No election in 3RAs

*adhoc staff carted away 41 out of 42 results sheets in Idemili

*Cases of stampede occasioned by gunshots

Dunukofia LGA

14RAs

74855 registered voters

10134 accredited voters

10092 voters

APGA – 4124

APC – 1991

PDP – 1680

YPP – 1360

ZLP – 36

Awka South LGA

176812 registered voters

23854 accredited voters

10092 voters

22802 – valid

875 – invalid

23677 – total votes cast

APGA – 12891

APC – 2595

PDP – 5498

YPP – 919

ZLP – 272

Oyi LGA

100764 registered voters

13241 accredited voters

10092 voters

12643 – total valid

492 – rejected

13135 – total votes cast

APGA – 6133

APC – 2830

PDP – 2484

YPP – 900

ZLP – 80

Ayamelum LGA

11RA

87128 registered voters

9754 accredited voters

10092 voters

9534 – total valid

117- rejected

9651- total votes cast

APGA – 3424

APC – 2409

PDP – 2804

YPP – 407

ZLP – 296

Anaocha LGA

109860 registered voters

15940 accredited voters

15483 – total valid

440 – rejected

15923 – total votes cast

APGA – 6911

APC – 2085

PDP – 5108

YPP – 868

ZLP – 50

*Low deployment of officers

Anambra East LGA

98426 – registered voters

14419 – accredited voters

14044 – total valid

302 – rejected

14346 – total votes cast

APGA – 9746

APC – 2034

PDP – 1380

YPP – 559

ZLP – 44

16:20 pm: Voting still ongoing as at 3:57 pm, at Gov Obiano’s Eri Primary school polling unit 004, Otuocha 1, Aguleri.

15: 26pm: Only 5 voters registered, and 2 persons voted so far at PU009, Bridgehead Ward 1, Onitsha South.

15: 13pm: Many yet to vote as at 2:30 pm at Ugwunadegbe primary school, polling unit 003, Aguleri 1, with 2463 registered voters.

INEC Adhoc staff and security personnel are insisting that voting process will stop any moment from now even when many voters are yet to exercise their franchise

15: 07pm: Ngige, Soludo slam INEC over failure of BIVAS

14: 23pm: I’ll win Anambra election, says Uba

14: 00pm: PHOTO: Soludo, kinsmen yet vote as at 2pm

13: 41pm: PHOTO: 80-year-old woman fails to vote over alleged machine malfunctions in Alor Ward 1

13: 00pm: Dr Okonkwo Obiora of ZLP votes at Ogidi in Idemili

12:41 pm: Only 5 persons have so far voted as at 12:00pm in ward 12 – Otuocha 11, polling unit 005, Umuleri public square, Anambra East LGA with 600 registered voters.

12: 32 pm: Commissioner for Works, Engr. Marcel Ifejiofor voting at exactly 11:15 am at Polling Unit 011, Mgbailo Public Square, Ward One, Aguleri in Anambra East Council Area.

He called on INEC to fix the BVAS machine challenges as many voters were unable to be captured.

12:09 pm: POs say election is temporarily suspended as the BVAS are verifying but not authenticating, at PU 021, 023, Fegge ward 6, Onitsha South LGA.

12: 03 pm: Andy Uba of APC after voting in Booth 027 at St. Peters Catholic School, Uga, Aguata LGA

11: 55 am: Bishop Diocese on the Niger, Rt Rev. Owen Nwokolo casting his vote alongside his wife at All Saints Primary School Ward I Onitsha North LGA. He described the exercise in the area as peaceful and orderly, called on those who are yet to vote to come out and do so, insisting there is nothing to fear.

11: 29 am: Voting exercise going on smoothly at PU 013, Ward 01, Onitsha North LGA.

VIDEO: Voters lament as machines malfunction in booth 002 Ofiyi, Isuofia, Aguata LGA

10:35 am: Machine working slowly at Booth 001 Amorji Primary School Isuofia Aguata LGA. Voting started by 9.30am and by 10.30am, only less than 15 voters have voted out of 900 registered voters

Booth 001 Amorji Primary School, Isuofia, Aguata

Voters on cue at Booth 001 Amorji Primary School, Isuofia Aguata LGA

10:13 am: Anambra deputy governor votes, at Umuezu awovu polling unit.

9:49 am: Voting has commences at Booth 002, Ofiyi Isuofia Aguata LGA

9.45 am: Biomedical accreditation verification system ongoing at Unit 002, Ofiyi, Isuofia, Aguata LGA

9.25 am: Accreditation commences at Igwebike primary school, Unit 008

9:20 am: Booth 002 Ofiyi, Isuofia where the APGA candidate, Prof. Soludo is expected to cast his vote.

So far in all the polling units, no presence of security operatives, this is allegedly contributing to late arrival of electoral officials.

Enthusiastic voters waiting for INEC officials to commence accreditation. They have been here since 7.50am

9:09 am: Materials arrived at 8.50am, at Polling unit 009, ezimezi Amawbia

8: 58 am. Anxious voters waiting for the commencement of accreditation, At Community Primary School, Isuofia

8:43 am: Officials arrive booth 013, Isuofia, Aguata LGA