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Inec suspend further collation of results for Abia and Enugu states

Inec dey announce results for di govnorship elections for 28 states and State House of Assemblies for 36 states for Nigeria.

Live Coverage

Helen Oyibo and Victor Ezeama

  1. Delta state election result update: Ndokwa East LGA

    Registered voters: 86,208

    Accredited voters: 20,434

    APC: 9,044

    APGA: 120

    LP: 251

    PDP: 10,146

    Valid votes: 19,843

    Rejected votes: 485

    Total vote cast : 20,328

  2. Oyo state election result update: Ibarapa East LGA

    Registered voters: 57929

    Accredited voters: 20654

    A: 1,885

    APC: 7,014

    LP: 10

    PDP:. 11,125

    Valid votes: 20377

    Rejected votes: 275

    Total vote cast : 20652

  3. Breaking, Lagos state don set to begin call result

    Everytin don set for Lagos state to begin call di govnorship election result.

  4. Oyo state election result update: Ogo-Oluwa LGA

    Registered voters: 47621

    Accredited voters: 17045

    A: 50

    APC: 5,570

    LP: 17

    PDP: 10,930

    Valid votes: 16778

    Rejected votes: 267

    Total vote cast : 17045

  5. EFCC arrest over 65 pesins for vote buying

    Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC don tok say dem arrest more dan 65 pesins for Saturday March 18, 2023 across di 28 states wia govnorship and state Houses of Assembly elections happun, for allege vote buying.

    Operatives of di commission wey dey election duty for different locations arrest 20 pipo for Ilorin, 13 for Kaduna,12 pipo for Port, Harcourt, Zonal commands wen dem dey try make pipo to vote for dia own candidate in exchange for moni.

    EFCC also gbab four pipo for Calabar, Uyo Zonal Command and di remaining for Gombe, Sokoto, Kebbi and Niger states.

    "During interrogation, some of di suspects identify demselves as party agents while some admit say dem dey share moni to induce voters" EFCC tok for statement.

  6. Breaking, Rivers state don set to begin call results

    Everytin don set for Rivers state collation centre wia Inec wan begin dey call di results.

  7. Oyo state election result update: Itesiwaju LGA

    Registered voters: 45437

    Accredited voters: 15003

    A: 2,066

    APC: 4,597

    LP: 09

    PDP: 8,034

    Valid votes: 14839

    Rejected votes: 162

    Total vote cast : 15001

  8. Breaking, Kano, Kaduna go begin call results by 2:00pm

    Collation of results don dey shifted to 2:00pm for Kano and Kaduna states.

    Meanwhile, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Oyo states dey collate at di moment.

  9. Oyo state election result update: Surulere LGA

    Registered voters: 72523

    Accredited voters: 25676

    APC: 8,882

    LP: 173

    PDP: 15,554

    Valid votes: 25248

    Rejected votes: 438

    Total vote cast : 25,676

  10. Voting don start for VGC, Lagos

    Voting don start for Victoria Garden City, Lagos state.

    Yesterday voting bin no shelle sake of electorates bin complain say di Inec adhoc staff set up outside di estate and say make dem come outside come vote.

    Di electorate say dem no gree as dem insist say na inside di estate dem go vote as dem don do for many years.

    Meanwhile, na eight polling units wia dem register dey inside di estate and dem bin insist say dem no go cast dia vote outside di estate.

  11. Delta election result: Ika North East LGA

    Registered voters: 131945

    Accredited voters: 34807

    APC: 4,733

    APGA: 46

    LP: 1990

    PDP: 26,760

    Valid votes: 33,807

    Rejected votes: 918

    Total vote cast : 34725

  12. Breaking, Delta state don begin announce results

    Collation and announcement of govnorship election results by Inec don start for Delta state.

  13. Watch: Rescheduled elections dey happun for VGC

    Election don dey hold for VGC Lagos today afta polling officers refuse yesterday to enta di estate wia dem dey always do election, say make di pipo come outside.

    Security pipo dey for ground dey monitor tins. #governorshipelection2023

  14. Breaking, Oyo state don ready to dey call results

    Collation of govnorship election results by Inec don start for Oyo state.

    Di Returning officer don read out di instructions.

  15. Elections go happun for Lagos too today

    Meanwhile, no be only for Rivers state Inec reschedule elections.

    Victoria Garden City for Lagos be one of di places wey election go hold.

    Di issue for dia be say for early Saturday, electorates bin complain say di Inec adhoc staff set up outside di estate and say make dem come outside come vote.

    Di electorate say dem no gree as dem insist say na inside di estate dem go vote as dem don do for many years.

  16. Inec go conduct elections for Asari Toru LGA on Sunday 19 March

      • Author, Karina Igonikon
      • Role, BBC Pidgin, Port Harcourt

    Di Independent National Electoral Commission, Inec go conduct election wey dem suspend for Asari Toru local goment and Ward 14 for Degema LGA today, Sunday 19 March 2023 for Rivers State.

    For statement wey di Resident Electoral commissioner, Rivers State Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem sign, im say di govnorship and State Assembly election no hold for Asari Toru LGA becos voters and oda stakeholders resist deployment of election officials and materials as dem insist say Ward collation officers must dey ground before any election go start.

    Di statement add say for Ward 14 Degema LGA, voters demand say di supervising Presiding officer SPO must come to di RAC center with election result sheets before any election go hold, but explain say dat na di responsibility of di collation officer.

    Dr Johnson Sinikiem say relying on section 24 of di Electoral Act 2022, di commission decide to suspend and conduct di election on Sunday 19 March 2023 for Asari Toru and Ward 14 Degema LGAs.

    Meanwhile, collation and announcement of results for di govnorship elections from di local goment areas go begin by 10:00am for Inec Headquarters Port Harcourt.

  17. INEC to begin collate govnorship and House of assembly election results on Sunday

      • Author, Olaronke Alo
      • Role, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Pidgin

    Di Independent National Electoral Commission, Inec, go begin collation of election result on Sunday.

    Gubernatorial and States House of Assembly elections hold across 28 states of di federation on Saturday March 18.

    Di election bin come wit reports of violence and suppression for some states like Kano, Rivers, Lagos, Bayelsa among odas.

    BBC Pidgin see reports of violent attacks, scattering of ballot box and delays wey happun for di elections, we also see online reports of attack on di media, security operatives wit claims say some pipo lose dia lives and odas injure sake of di kasala.

    Presidential candidate of di opposition Labour Pary , Peter Obi for one tweet condole wit di families of pipo wey lose dia lives during di election.

    Di katakata make INEC postpone election for some parts of di kontri till Sunday.

    Some of di places wey dey affected be VGC for Lagos, and some parts of two local goment for Rivers state. Election go hold for dis places on Sunday

    Reports of voter apathy na also one of di general issues wey happun for di election. Observers tell BBC Pidgin say dem experience low voter turnout for some areas wey dem monitor di election.

    Contrary to wetin happun during di February 25 presidential election, low turnout of voters dey for most states.

    Inec dey expected to begin announce di results from Sunday as some collation centres go begin open by 9:00am.

  18. Una good morning!

    Welcome to our live coverage of Nigeria govnorship and State House of Assembly elections.

    Wia we dey now, na di stage of result collation and announcement by Inec.

    Follow us here as we bring una all di updates live as we dey get dem from our reporters wey dey monitor di collation and result announcement process from across di kontri.