#NigeriaDecides2019

#NigeriaDecides2019

In the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, her citizens will be voting the candidate of their choice into power, come May, 29th.

Although there are more than 50 presidential candidates, two men, Atiku Abubakar and sitting President, Muhammadu Buhari are the main focus of the election coming up in a few hours.

This post will be updated as the election process takes place around the country.

Activities during the election process around the country will be posted here to let everyone know what's happening at various polling units.

Remember, your vote counts. And, don't sell your votes for any reason.

UPDATE

President Muhammadu Buhari's wife is seen casting her vote at one of the Katsina state polling units-
video from Channels TV.

FLASH NEWS:

Explosions rock Maiduguri on the day of elections. Boko Haram that President Muhammadu Buhari said was technically defeated in 2015, defeated in 2016, degraded in 2017, defeated in 2018 and now in  2019, on elections day, Boko Haram is still bombing in Maiduguri. This is so sad, pray for Maiduguri.

INEC NIGERIA HOTLINES

The following are phone numbers of the Independent Electoral Commision- INEC. Which can be used to reach them anywhere you are in Nigeria if you are unsure of the situation happening in your polling units.

INEC Hotlines: 0700-CALL-INEC (0700-2255-4632)
 

09050858629, 09050858675, 09050858649 08180958715, 08180958717, 08180958709 09025038466, 07086945927, 08120183063 07062896047, 08105119010, 08146697603.

Stay safe.

A LIST OF SOME VOTING ESSENTIALS WHEN GOING TO YOUR VARIOUS POLLING UNITS.

1. Your PVC
2. Face cap
3. Sun Shades

4. Bottle of water 

5. Small snacks

6. Earpiece and phone to use and listen to songs

7. Another valid ID card.

8. Minding your business.

UPDATE ON VICTORIA GARDEN CITY

Voting materials just arrived Victoria Garden City, Lagos.

UPDATE ON WARD 8 PU 028/029 AKINYELE LGA, OYO STATE.

Electorates at Ward 8 PU 028/029 Akinyele LGA of Oyo State are complaining about the delay INEC Officials are yet around not to talk of Accreditation.

UPDATE

An official statement on the supposed gunshots/bombings heard in Maiduguri has just been released.

 "The gunfire was not targeted at members of the public but was for security purpose" the state Commissioner of Police has said.

LATE UPDATE

A 9year Old Girl was spotted  with registered PVC,  waiting in line to Cast Her Vote In Polling Unit In Lafia, Nasarawa State!

Now that the presidential and senatorial elections are finally over, we await the official results from the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC.

But, while we wait, lets take a look at different things that happened at various polling units, PU, around the country.

Images and videos below.

NOTE: SOME IMAGES AND VIDEOS MAY BE GRAPHIC.

Daniel Usman, 19, shot dead early this morning as he went to cast his vote. Reports reaching us states that when he refused to vote for the sitting party, APC, he was shot dead.

Scenes In Okota. Baba Ewe Polling Unit 023

Twitter user, @jason1praise tweeted: "This is my PU, the story is so so sad gs came in the first time and DSS, police and SARS came on hand and disperse them, only for the security personal to leave and these tugs came in their numbers and disrupt the entire process". With said location at Ago Palace way, Okota, Lagos State. Video below.

According to reports, Nysc Members in Bonny feared dead. Sporadic shootings, stray bullet pieced through a breastfeeding mother, others receiving treatments from various degrees of injuries by the Nigerian Army. Images below.

Earlier today,

Reporter: If you lose this election, will you accept defeat and congratulate the winner?

President Buhari:  will congratulate myself. I'm going to be the winner.

Breaking:  Atiku defeats Buhari inside Presidential Villa

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won the elections in the polling units at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

The Villa has two polling units: PU 021 and 022.

Mr Abubakar scored 505 votes in PU 021 while the president scored 552 votes.

In PU 022, Mr Abubakar scored 525 votes and the president had 465.

In all, the PDP presidential candidate polled 1,030 votes against the president’s 1017 votes.

For the Senate, PDP scored 536 votes in PU 021 while the APC scored 532 votes.

In PU 022, the PDP won the opposition party by 546 to 477 votes.

Together for the Senate, the PDP scored 1082 votes while the APC scored 1009 votes.

For the House of Representatives, PDP had 525 votes while APC got 531 votes in PU 021.

The PDP also scored 521 votes in PU 022 while the APC had 464 votes.

In total, for the House of Representatives, the PDP scored 1046 votes while the APC scored 995 votes

The results were confirmed and announced by the polling officers hours after voting ended.

Earlier, the president defeated Mr Abubakar in the latter’s polling unit by a slim margin.