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Ward Igbemo 04 Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA in Eikiti State. Polling Staff heading to their Polling Stations
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L.G.A: Irepodun Ifelodun
Ward : Igede 2
P.U: 015
Presence of INEC staff and Ad-hoc staff at 6: 57am, setting up to commence accreditation exercise.
Security presence also present at polling unit.
Araromi District , Ikere Ekiti
Time: 7:12 AM
3 polls seen opened. INEC officials already set up and security personnel are present.
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L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward; 11
P:U : 016
Time: 7:28 AM
No Activity, Officials have not arrived.
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L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Time: 7:25 am
INEC and voters are ready to vote
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L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward; Irona
P:U 011
Time: 7:09
No activity, INEC staff yet to arrive.
Absence of Ad-hoc staff
Absence of Security personnel.
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7.32am: INEC officials on their way to PUs with election materials and presence of security personnel at RAC, St Michael Pry. Sch., Efon Alaaye LGA, Ekiti. #EkitiDecides2018 
L.G.A: Irepodun/Ifelodun
Ward; Igede Ward II
P:U 015
Time: 7:31
Staff of @inecnigeria staff present
Ad-hoc staff are present
Security personnel are present
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L.G.A: Oye
Ward; Ward 6
P:U 002
Time: 7:11am
No activity
Staff yet to arrive.
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L.G.A: Ado
Ward; Ward 13
P:U 008
Time: 7:39 am
No activity
Electoral officials are yet to arrive.
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L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward; Irona
P:U 6a & 6b
Time: 7:33am
Staff of @inecnigeria staff present
Ad-hoc staff are present
Security personnel are present(police)
Voters verifying their names.
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L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward; Irona
P:U :005
Time: 7:40am
Staff of @inecnigeria staff present
Ad-hoc staff are present
Security personnel are present(police and Civil Defence)
Voters verifying their names.
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7:56am ward 6 PU 1 agbado gbonyin local government voters on queue with 4 policemen and the presiding officers educating them on how to conduct themselves during and after voting. #EkitiDecides2018
8:00am: Ward 7, Unit 5, Ilawe, Ekiti Southwest. Everything is set here as well, the officials are waiting for the arrival of the people. #EkitiDecides2018
8:09am: Ward 5, Unit 7, Ilewe, Southwest, Ekiti state. Voting has commenced but the INEC officials are having challenge to figure out how to use the Smart Card Reader. #EkitiDecides2018
8:13 — At PU 010, Ward 004 of Irepodun-Ifelodun voting and accreditation have started.
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8:01am:
Accreditation ongoing. Jola Ade PO says no challenge encountered so far.
Only two party agents, PDP, APC present and began the voting process. Security personnel present at the scene. 307 reg voters .
RA Code 9 PU 14 #EkitiDecides
8:15am, LGA 06, Ward 1, Odò Emure 1, Besides Amodu’s compound, Amodu House, Party agents are seen campaigning to voters on the queue while security operatives frowns at it, there are 314 registered voters on the registration list. #EkitiDecides2018
08:22am
306 ballot paper , given to ward 2, unit4 iberekodo 2, efon alaye, voting has commenced.
8:23am L.G.A: Irdo-Osi
Ward; 11
P:U: 11
Centre is peaceful.
High voter turnout.
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L.G.A: Èkìtì West
Ward; Arámọkọ 3/Erio
P:U 014
Time: 8.10
INEC staff absent
Ad-hoc staff on ground
3 Security personne, 2 party agents present.
Accreditation ongoing.
Card Reader Issues #EkitiDecides2018
8:30am, LGA 06, RA Odò – Emure 1, PU 001, St Andrews Primary School/Olojido/Aderibigbe with a total of 420 registered voters – Accreditation/Voting process has commenced with the presence of unarmed police men, the aged ones are given preference to vote. #EkitiDecides2018
8:32am at IgboOloko/ODO ESE opposite Nepa office, Ward A. Ijero local government Accreditation and elections ongoing #EkitiDecides2018
8:40am
Update: Ise/Orun- Back to Odo Ise II, Onisa’s house, ward 2, PU 8. Got back here at 8:40am, VOTERS CHECKING THEIR NAMES. Presiding Officer identifies himself as Adejo, APO I, II, III present. Verification and voting have also begun. #EkitiDecides2018
8:45am
Electorate checking their names on the list, at Isare ward 9 unit 5. Efon Alaye . #EkitiDecides2018
8:50am, voting yet to commence at PU 001, ward 10, Oye LGA. Set up observed concluded. Polling environment is calm and peaceful.
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9:04am
Isare Ward 9,unit 3 voting has commenced, however some of the electorate are saying the voting process is slow.Efon Alaye
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9:05am
At Ise/Orun, Ward 2, PU 8, Onisa’s house, Idi Ose II. It is 9:05am when one NSCDC officer and a police officer brought out 2 tear gas, according to the NSCDC officer, he said “dem say dey no dey arm. This one now, e go dey helpful if anything happens”
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9:12am
At Ijero ward A PU 004 accreditation / voting ongoing. The PO confirms that the card reader is working perfectly, and there is no record of any violence since they started the process by 8am. #EkitiDecides2018
9:07am, Odo Emure III/Sabo Olokunrun, PU 1, Ward 3, there is an issue of voters overcrowding the Electoral officers as they’ve refused to maintain their position, the PO has requested that the process be paused until a queue of 2 lines are formed.
9:27am, Odò Emure IV, LGA 06, PU 06, At Mayegun’s compound, accreditation/voting is ongoing with no issues arising as stated by Corps member Emmanuel who’s the Presiding officer.
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9:30am Ado LGA, PU 002 ward 10 Set Mango GRA, Ekiti Central; accreditation and voting finally commenced. #EkitiDecides2018
9:34am Card reader still not working at PU:13/11/08/006, unit 6, Odo Ayedun 1 ward, in front of Ajagun’s House/Odo, Ikole LGA
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Congestion at Ise/Orun LGA, PU 6, ward 1, Odo Ise 1, near Ajagbure’s House/Ofigba I and II, voting is being done inside a kiosk and people queue outside, covering the polling booth.
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Olusola, deputy governor of the state and candidate of the PDP arriving his polling unit in Ikere. Prof. Olushola Eleka was not Accredited by the card reader in his own ward in Ikere EkitiDecides2018
The PDP Candidate, Prof Olusola Kolapo Eleka has voted at Ward 2, Unit 7, Okeruku Ikere-Ekiti.
Ologbenla house, unit 6 ward 8, voting has commenced, an officer of the civil defence said the card reader is slow and electorate has to start registering again, she added that the picture is showing but the fingerprint is the problem. #EkitiDecides2018
9:51am: PU court halls, unit 003, ward 01, ilejemeje LGA. 136 registered voters, card reader currently rejecting voter’s card this led to the inability of the voter to vote. #EkitiDecides2018
9:57am Election on going at 000 ejio, PU 007, reg area 2, LGA 03, ekiti east local govt, #EkitiDecides2018
9:57am, Ward 7 – Idamudu 1, PU 002 near L.A primary school, Olorunda II, accreditation and election is going on peacefully with 292 reg. Voters on the list, there are 4 policemen on ground with 1 NSCDC officer. #EkitiDecides2018
9:58am INEC Card Reader not working at PU:13/02/02/001 (in front of Pa Ojo’s House – Inisa I, Efon II Ward, Efon LGA).
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10:01am Voting going smoothly at Oisa Olosi house, unit 008 ward 9, Efon Alaye LGA, #EkitiDecides2018
10:05am – Ekiti East, Ward: 9 P:U: 2, Security personnel are present. Some registered voters who have their PVCs could bot find their names on the register at their ward and polling unit, they were not allowed to vote.
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10:07am – L.G.A: Ekiti east
Ward: 8 P:U: 5(Olisa)
Time: 10:07am, Security personnel are present(4 police men) Accreditation and voting are ongoing
Report of poor crown management.
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10:24am – L.G.A: Oye Ward: 009 P:U: 005 Security personnel are present. The card readers stopped working at 9:47am
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APC governorship candidate, Kayode Fayemi, casts his vote at Unit 9, Ward 11 #EkitiDecides2018
10:30am
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Irona
P:U: 006
Security personnel are present.
Report of vote buying by political party agent
Voters are seen collecting tallies from a party agent once they have casted their votes.
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10.35am Card reader fail to work at PU: 13/11/01/003 unit 3, infant of Chief Oye’s house, Idofin, Ikole LGA
10:35am
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Ajilosun
P:U: Oro
Accreditation and voting commenced at 8:50am
Incidence of card readers failure, although they were immediately replaced.
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10:35am
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Irona
P:U: 005
Security personnel are present.
Reports of agitation between @inecnigeria and security officials over casting of votes openly.
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10.53am Card Reader just arrived. Accreditation and Voting about to start at PU:13/13/05/006 (Saade Compoung, Igede I Ward, Irepodun / Ifelodun LGA).
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10:25am: Ward 09, PU 029, voting has commenced and voters are seen on the queue. However, the card reader is very slow. Officials are using lime and wet tissue paper to wipe the thumbs of voters to enable the card reader detect faster. #EkitiDecides2018
10:45am
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Dallimore
P:U: 020 & 021
Security personnel are present.
Voting and accreditation exercise commenced at 9:37am and 10:02am respectively starting with party agents, elderly, pregnant women and women with babies.
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L.G.A: Ekiti South-West
Ward: 5 (St Mary Primary School)
P:U: 8,5 and 7
Time: 10:30am
Security personnel are present.
65 out of 200 voters have voted in P.U 5 and there are no voters queuing to vote there.
Voting has been largely peaceful.
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11:06am
L.G.A: Èkìtì West
Ward; 6
P:U 06
-Ad-hoc staff present.
-4 Security personnel present.
-Voting has been concluded here.
150 people have voted so far.
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10:35am
L.G.A: Oye
Ward: 6
P:U: 2
Good voter turnout
Voting has been largely peaceful
Security agents are present.
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10:55am
L.G.A: Ido-Ori
Ward: Osigba community Primary school
P:U: 005
Accreditation and voting are ongoing peacefully
Security personnel are present.
Very good voter turnout
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11:20am
L.G.A: Oye
Ward: 9
P:U: 005
INEC have worked on the faulty card readers and accreditation and voting are ongoing.
Security personnel are present.
The elections are going peacefully.
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11:20am
L.G.A: Oye
Ward: 9
P:U: 005
INEC have worked on the faulty card readers and accreditation and voting are ongoing.
Security personnel are present.
The elections are going peacefully.
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11:39am
L.G.A: Ekiti West
Ward: Ikogosi 1
P:U: 002
Voting has been Concluded.
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11:30am
LGA: Irepodun/Ifelodun
Ward: 11 (Iyin)
PU 001
Orderly queue, process going smoothly, domestic observers on spot
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11:19 AM
L.G.A: Ise/Orun
Town: Ise-Ekiti
Ward: 003
P.U: 009
Voting is going on Smoothly and Peacefully.
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11 .29am: Voting on-going at PU 010, Ward 4, St Peters Anglican Pry. sch., Efon Alaaye LGA. An electorate was sent home because his PVC had been damaged,so his bio-data couldn’t show on the card reader. #EkitiDecides2018
11:48am
Ward 1, unit 004 near Olowokere’s house- ilogbo. Voting is going on peacefully, although some of the electorate’s fingerprints are not coming up. Efon Alaye LGA. #EkitiDecides2018
11:49am unit 001,Ijero ward B, The PO, Mr Badom confirms that the exercise has been hitch free since the commencement of the voting by 8am
11:52am
L.G.A: Oye
Ward: 6
P:U: 006
-Some card readers are not working properly and have been reset severally.
-Good turnout of voters observed.
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At Ikole Ward 3 Unit 4, an attempt was made by Sunday Owoeye, Segun Oni and Adewunmi (a.k.a Pepper) to snatch ballot box at the PU. The 3 are said to be suspected APC thugs. Sunday Owoeye was taking away by NSCDC vehicle.
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Officers of DSS arrests an APC chieftain in Ado with the help of UN drones, monitoring Ekiti election. He was arrested for sharing 10k per vote at a polling unit. #EkitiDecides2018
12:06pm
Long queue still experienced at obadore 4, PU 002, LGA 03, ekiti east local govt #EkitiDecides2018
12:03am
L.G.A: Irepodun/Ifelodun
Ward: Igede-Ekiti
P:U: 015
Accreditation and Voting is ongoing
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12:03pm
L.G.A: Irepodun/Ifelodun
Ward: Iworoko
P:U: 005
Accreditation and Voting exercise was concluded at 12:02pm
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12:15am
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Irona
P:U: 006
Accreditation and Voting is ongoing as qt 12:05pm
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12:38pm
Ward 003 Ijero Ward C. PU code : 002, in front of Olanraewaju compound. Number of registered voters as pasted by INEC is 546 voters. A good number of them (roughly 50) are still on the queue as at #EkitiDecides2018
12:42pm
L.G.A: Oye
Ward: Iwoye
P:U: 007 & 010
Accreditation and Votingis ongoing
Very good voter turnout
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This man was seen collecting voters PVC after they have voted at obadore 4,Baba egbe, LGA 03, pu code 008 by 12:55pm #EkitiDecides2018
At Olanrewaju PU, Ward 003, Ijero local government, the PO, Mr Francis M, confirms that the accreditation /voting started by 8:00 am and the card readers have been working perfectly #EkitiDecides2018
Ballot box has been carried at ward 6 unit 12,, Efon Alaaye LG. According to a source who pleaded anonymity said APC came for the box. At the time of arrival no body is around as residents are scared and almost all doors are locked.
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1:07pm: Islamic Primary School/Oremeji/Oguntase, Ward 6, Oke Emure II, PU 001, Voters are patiently waiting to continue d voting exercise after d process was halted due to the electoral violence which disrupted the area #EkitiDecides2018
1:15, Ilejemeje LG, Oke-Iye 1 Ward 4, PU 003, officials are preparing for result counting that will kick-start 2pm as there are no longer voters on queue. #EkitiDecides2018
Gov. Fayose finally cast his vote Afao-Ekiti LGA Ward 1, Unit 1,
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Irona
P:U: 002
Time: 12:52pm
Accreditation and Voting concluded at 1:22pm
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L.G.A: Ekiti South West
Ward: 3
P:U: 12
Time: 1:10pm
Suspected vote buyers invaded the polling unit causing some distractions but security personnels intervened.
More security personnel have arrived.
Voting is ongoing smoothly
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Its 13mins to the end of the election, queue at ward 3 unit 8 Idagba motor pak is still much as the anticipation of the results keep some some residents under the hot weather. Efon Alaye, 1:47pm….
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1:54pm, 6 minutes to the end of voting, there is no end in sight for the long queue at Ward 2, Unit 2, Ise/Orun, Near Owoeye’s house were voting started by 8:40 a.m #EkitiDecides2018
At irepodun/ifelodun local govt, town: Are Ekiti, Unit 007: Voting has been declared closed at exactly 2pm. #EkitiDecides2018
2:05pm
L.G.A: Irepodun/Ifelodun
Ward: Igede-Ekiti
P:U: 015
Counting of votes commenced at exactly 2:03pm
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Voting has ended at Ise/Orun, Unit 4, Ward 2, near Alhaji Ayiolo’s house. Voting closes exactly at 2pm. The last person that rushed in after could not vote. Processing of results is on the way. #EkitiDecides2018
L.G.A: Ado-Ekiti
Ward: Irona Ward 11
PU: 002
Time: 2:00
Ballot Sorting has commenced.
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L.G.A: Efon
Ward: 9
P:U: 013
Time: 2:30pm
Sorting of Ballot Papers have commenced.
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Results from some polling units
Update: All result from the polling unit has been moved to the collation center, after which it will be moved to INEC office, for final result annoucement. Efon Alaye LGA, 5:18pm. #EkitiDecides2018
6:38pm, At INEC office, Emure Ekiti, the collation center is busy compiling the results of some wards which has already reported to the office here in Emure. Everyone is busy with various submission of their ward results to the officer in charge. #EkitiDecides2018
At 6.27 coalition center ikere LGA, Apc agents at PU2 idemo ward refuses to sign the result sheet said its not well cleared #SnapAndSend #EkitiDecides2018
