Anambra election live updates, Anambra election results & situation reports can be accessed below.
It is November 6, 2021. It is Election Day in Anambra State, Nigeria’s Southeast and Newsonline Nigeria team are on ground to bring you all the live updates and happenings.
TRENDING: Live Security Situation Reports From Anambra Governorship Election 2021
This online newspaper understands that there are 2.5 million registered voters and 18 political parties for the election which is obviously going to test the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s readiness to conduct a hitch-free, fair and credible general elections across Nigeria in 2023.
Anambra, with over 4 million population, consists of 21 local government areas. There are 5,720 Polling Units (PUs) across the state.
However, there would be no voting in 86 PUs because there are no voters there, according to INEC.
The commission is conducting the election after recovering from a series of violent attacks on its facilities in the South-east.
The attacks have been linked to the outlawed pro-Biafra group, IPOB, whose initial sit-at-home order threatened the conduct of the Anambra election.
The three leading candidates for the election are Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Anambra Election Live Updates: Anambra Election Results & Situation Report
At 9:00 am, INEC officials and Security yet to arrive at former Gov Peter Obi voting centre PUs 019. Ward 2, Neni, Anaocha LGA.
Voters present are complaining, saying they are ready to vote but election officials on ground
At 9:00 am, INEC officials and Security yet to arrive at former Gov Peter Obi voting centre PUs 019. Ward 2, Neni, Anaocha LGA.
Voters present are complaining, saying they are ready to vote but election officials are not on ground.
TRUETELLS NIGERIA will bring you all the results, events and incidents as they happen before, during and after the election live from Anambra State.
10:09am
Urban Girls Sec. Schl. II, PU 012, Fegge V, Onitsha South LG.
Accreditation has started already as officials and security personnels are seen on ground.
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is deployed and is being used smoothly for voters accreditation.
Time : 10: 05am
LG: Anaocha
PU: 001, Ezi Neni Village Hall I
The voting has commenced. The environment us relatively calm and there’s no long queue.
The Anambra State deputy governor, Nkem Okeke, at about 10:10a.m. on Saturday cast his vote at the Ward 3, polling unit 4 of Enugu-ukwu town, Anambra Central local government.
10:47 am.
Polling unit 13, Abunagu Square, Abagana Ward 2, Njikoku LGA.
The accreditation commenced around 10 am. However, only about 10 voters have been able to cast their votes. The BVAs are malfunctioning.
Speaking with one of the voters, Friday(didn’t disclose surname) he explained that he has been here since 10 am.
The Presiding officer told everyone to queue again and exercise patience.
10:40am:
PU010 Social center, Amesi , Aguata LGA
PDP camd3, Valentine Ozigbo arrives his polling unit..
#AnambraDecides
10:42am: PU23 and PU24, Former Magistrate and High Court Premises, Ufuma Ward 19, Orumba North LGA
Officials just arrived and are setting up the polling units.
One of the Polling Officers, Mr Austin attributes the delay to the long wait for security agents who were supposed to escort them to the polling unit from the INEC office.
10:43 am, PU 24, New Town Hall Agwu Agbada, Orumba South LG
The new technology, BVAS, has failed the ad hoc staff on ground.
“INEC BVAS has stopped” is displayed on the screen as seen.
Election will end by 2:30pm and no one has been accredited at this PU.
10:45am
PU08 & 09, Odokwe Village Square I & II, Nteje 1, Oyi LG.
Security officers are just arriving at the polling units when accreditation and voting is about to start already.
10:39 a.m., Aguata LGA: At Ward 1, PU 015, polling unit of APC candidate, Andy Uba, accreditation has commenced and queues are formed for the commencement of voting. There was no presence of security operatives.
At 10:34 a.m PU 005 WARD 11 Otuocha 1, Eri Primary School 2 Anambra East LGA
The Presiding officer, Abong Mathews told PREMIUM TIMES that voting started 8:30 a.m.
Also complained bitterly about the malfunction of the Biomodal Voters Authentication System (BVAS) machine.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that as at 10:37 nobody at the polling unit has been accredited.
“The BVAS machine has been a major issue, he said.
“The machine cannot authorise finger prints and facial recognition, she said.
There are 756 total registered voters at the unit
