College ACN -717. PDP - 148
Etsako Central Fugar Ward 2.
unit 7 PDP 169 ACN 129
unit 8 PDP 87 ACN 141
unit 2 PDP 96 ACN 133.
Edo Auchi Poly, 2012! RESULT
counted at Auchi Poly leaves ACN with 178 votes and PDP 18 votes.
Etsako Central Fugar Ward 2.
Unit 6 ACN 153 PDP 115.
Unit 5 ACN 76 PDP 70
Unit 3 ACN 137 PDP 120
Results for Ward 6, Oredo LGA Sapele road, Benin.
Unit 33 ACN 194; PDP 16;
Unit 34:ACN,199; PDP 13
Unit 14, Ward 10 Oza Primary School,
Oredo LGA, ACN 129 PDP 35.
Unit 018, ACN 14 PDP
35. Unit 12 ACN 121 PDP 19.
Unit 16 ACN 131 PDP 23.
phranky:
Isiukhukhu unit in Adolor ward 3, in ovia north east LGA,
ACN: 122, PDP 17
Urhokpota hall final count,
ACN 235 PDP 37
Unit 4 Ezomo in Ora Adolo ward
ACN 152 PDP 21
Idia college ACN 7,923 PDP 262
Emotan college
ACN 7263 PDP 169
Ovia north east Adolor ward 3 co-operative unit
ACN 208, PDP 17
Ward 5 ovia north east.
ACN 832 PDP 236
phranky:
weka Primary school, useh ward 7.
ACN. 2,298 PDP 89,
Ward 9 Asora Grammar school
Edo Election result, Oredo Ward 4
Unit 2 orokponta Hall ACN 223 PDP 37
Ward 2, unit 8: ACN 141, PDP 88,
Ward 2, unit 8: ACN 141, PDP 88,
unit 7, ACN 169, PDP 129 in Fugar, Etsako
12:00 Large voter turnout, heavy presence of security personnel noticed, as governorship election goes underway in Edo.
Seven candidates are contesting the Edo state governorship election today:
Adams Oshiomhole - Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
Andrew Igwemoh - Labour Party (LP)
Charles Airhiarvbere - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Frank Ukonga - Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP).
Paul Orumwense - National Conscience Party (NCP)
Roland Izevbuwa - Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
Solomon Edebiri - All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Notes: The CPC candidate stepped down on Wednesday, but his name remains on the ballot.
voters turned out in large numbers with some arriving at the polling centres at 6a.m.
In Benin and nearby local government areas, prospective voters arrived at polling centres as early as 7a.m. waiting for electoral officials to arrive so that they could be accredited to vote.
In Aduwawa polling unit in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, some voters told NAN that they arrived at the centre at 7 o’clock to exercise their franchise.
Although the electoral officers had yet to arrive at the centre at 8.11 a.m., more than 150 prospective voters had queued up to be accredited for voting.
A voter, Mr Solomon Abangwe, said that he arrived at the station at 7, 30a.m.
At Oba Market, Urhokpota Hall, in Oredo Local Government Area, a large number of voters waited for election officials to be accredited to cast their ballots.
The situation was the same at Eyaen Ward 7 in Uhunwonde some party agents expressed satisfaction with the large number that waited to be accredited to vote.
An electoral official told NAN that because of the large population in the area, the centre was carved out into six voting units to take care of the population.
At Asoro Polling Station in Oredo Local Government Area, a prospective voter, Mrs Esehe Idehen, said she had been at the centre with 10 members of her family to exercise their franchise
``I ready to wait till 5 o’clock,’’ Idehen said in pidgin English.
Another voter, Mr Patrick Omoregie, said: ``I came very early just as all other persons. Although the electoral officials are not here, we are ready to wait. ‘’
An agent of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mr Osazuwa Emokpae, said he arrived at the polling centre at 7.30p a.m and added that he was not worried that the election officials had not arrived at the centre.
However, the agent of the candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Chidubem Ijeaku, said that he was worried that if the officials did not arrive on time the people might leave.
At Garick Memorial Nursery/Primary School polling centre, the polling booth of the PDP candidate, Gen. Charles Arhiavbere, a voter, Rev. Sonny Ewerisima, said he arrived at the station at 6.a.m.
Meanwhile, accreditation of voters started in Ehor Uhunmwode Local Government Area, at 8a.m.
In Auchi in Etsaka West Local Government Area, the main market was closed as voters thronged to the polling centres to exercise their franchise.
The accreditation of voters began at 8a.m. in the area and went on peacefully.
Soldiers have stopped vehicles moving between Oluku and Ekiadolor.
Potential voters are going back home, and the military using copter for aerial surveillance.