#NigeriaDecides : Live Updates Of Nigeria 2019 Presidential Election
Today, 23 February 2019, Nigerians will vote in the sixth presidential and national assembly elections since the return of the country to democracy in 1999.
It is expected that Nigerians will choose from 72 presidential candidates and 6584 candidates for the National Assembly. 91 political parties participate in the general election of 2019, but some would not apply for the president’s position.
According to the figures published recently by INEC, there are currently 84,004,084 registered voters compared to 67,422,005 registered voters in 2015.
In the run – up to the elections, the incumbent president of the All Progressive Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, and the People Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar, have clearly emerged as the president’s top contenders.
Naijaparry brings you the latest news about the presidential and National Assembly elections in 2019, keep updating this page. Contact us at naijaparry@gmail.com for eyewitness report.
11:10 AM – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo arrive polling unit
Vice President Osinbajo and wife waiting to cast their vote
11:01 AM: INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu arrives INEC situation room in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
10: 00 AM – Saraki Votes
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has cast his vote in his polling unit in his home town of Ilorin in Kwara State.
The number three man in the nation cast his vote at polling Unit 005/006 Agbaji Quarters, Ajikobi Ward, Ilorin West LGA, of Ilorin in Kwara state.
10:02 AM – Keyamo laments non-arrival of election officials
No INEC official in sight in my polling unit (Ward 1, Unit 20, along Ovie Palace Road), Effurun, Uvwie LGA, Delta State as at 8.56 am. However, INEC’s LGA’s office is just about 100 meters away. What’s going on?
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) February 23, 2019
10:00 AM – Protesters, displaying their PVCs and chanting “Buhari must go”, initially prevented from moving but a senior army officer intervened and they were allowed to go to their respective polling units.
9:58 AM – PDP Candidate Atiku Abubakar votes
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his Wife Hajia Titi Abubakar cast their vote at their polling unit in Yola at exactly 10:04 AM
9:20 AM – Governor Nasir El-Rufai arrives to cast his vote.
The Kaduna State governor insists on joining the queue
8:59 AM – The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, casts his vote in his hometown in Aniocha, Anambra state, southern Nigeria.
8:25 AM – Voters Arriving Polling Units In Ekiti State
PU13/01/08/008, ADO ‘H’ EREGURU WARD, ADO EKITI LGA
Voters checking their names and Corp members arranging the cubicle.
8:10 AM – President Buhari Votes
President Buhari and Aisha arrived at the election stand, where they were accredited at 8:05 am.
Buhari who is seeking a second term in office voted at 8:06 am.
The President inserted the ballot paper into the ballot box at exactly 8:07 am.
7:32 AM – INEC support line
You can contact the Independent National Electoral Commision on any of the hotlines below, however, you need to be specific with your location(s) while reporting issues from the field. Please provide the name of; State/LGA/Ward/Polling Unit to enable INEC to track your report(s) and provide solution(s) as soon as possible.
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Hotlines: 0700-CALL-INEC (0700-2255-4632)09050858629, 09050858675, 09050858649 08180958715, 08180958717, 08180958709 09025038466, 07086945927, 08120183063 07062896047, 08105119010, 08146697603
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 23, 2019
7:05 AM – Identify the ballot boxes
It is very important to note that the red ballot boxes would be used for the presidential election, while the black boxes would be used for the senatorial elections, the green ballot boxes would used to cast votes for the house of representatives.
Ballot Boxes 🗳 for 23rd February #NigeriaDecides2019 elections.
Remember, you can vote with any of your fingers👆🏽. pic.twitter.com/Fx91Xro6Ns— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 22, 2019
7:00 AM – Voting tip
you can use any of your FINGERS to VOTE but don’t let the mark cross into another box. INEC: Making your votes count… Consolidating our Democracy.
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Remember, you can use any of your FINGERS to VOTE but don’t let the mark cross into another box.INEC: Making your votes count… Consolidating our Democracy. pic.twitter.com/1EEq3ht2gc
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 23, 2019