By Dapo Akinrefon
VOTING in some polling units have been concluded as voters await the sorting and counting of the ballot papers.
Areas such as Oye, Ilupeju Ekiti and majority of polling units in Ire Ekiti have concluded voting.
Vanguard observed that voters are still loitering around their polling units to prevent any form of irregularities.
Senator Arise alleges multiple voting
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ayo Arise alleged multiple voting in his area even as he called on the Independent National Electoral Committee, INEC, to address the lapse.
He said this at his Ward 002, polling unit 004, Arise alleged that “Right now, there are two or
three boys who have done multiple voting, their finger prints have been registered.”
Lamenting that the security agents have been unable to arrest those alleged to engaged in multiple voting, he said: “None of the boys engaged in the multiple exercise have been arrested.
The Police have not been able to arrest them because they don’t have guns This is my family house, if that is done, my mother will start shouting.”
Expressing optimism of his party winning the elections, Arise said: ”I believe we will win, regardless of the deceit, regardless of the lies. The civil servants have not been paid salaries, pensioners have not received their pensions, why should they vote for such a person? I believe they have seen the light and they will do the right thing.”\
The Peopesl Democartic Party has said that its agents at the ongoing Ekiti governorship election were chased out of Egbe Ekiti gboyin LGA.
The party in tweet said
#EkitiDebate2018 Update: Egbe Ekiti gboyin LGA, PDP agents have been chased out of all polling units in the presence of @PoliceNG officers, and they have been instructed to leave all wards, @APCNigeria agents and thugs have taken control of all wards @inecnigeria @EU_Commission
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) July 14, 2018
#ekiti2018polls Ado Ekiti residents trekked long distances to get accredited and cast their votes.
— Adedapo Akinrefon (@Akinrefon) July 14, 2018
Accreditation and voting ongoing in most LGA’s in Ekiti State. pic.twitter.com/AcKPJl9sW2
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) July 14, 2018
ICYMI: I know Ekiti fairly well and Ekiti people are well known for their forthrightness, candour and integrity. All of these values seem to have been lost and we must restore these values and return Ekiti to its pride of place in the comity of states. – President @MBuhari pic.twitter.com/JMZOU0RdCa
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) July 14, 2018
#EkitiDecide2018 Ekiti Alert
Danger at Wards 3 and 4 at Ilawe -Ekiti. @APCNigeria in collaboration with @PoliceNG are doing SEE & BUY.
PDP supporters that kicked against the heinous act are being hounded and arrested.
ACT NOW. @EU_Commission @USEmbassyAbuja @UN
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) July 14, 2018
Meeting both APC and PDP candidates today on the eve of the Ekiti election. Both agreed on need to ensure free fair and credible process. U.K. Govt supports right of all voters to express their preference in a peaceful environment. @UKinNigeria #EkitiDecides2018 pic.twitter.com/KQcmwEZRWp
— Paul Arkwright (@PaulTArkwright) July 13, 2018
I just heard from a prominent American that the American Consul General will remain in Ekiti until Monday. I am so gratified to hear this and I commend the US government and President @realDonaldTrump. Democracy is being threatened in Nigeria by the desperate @MBuhari government!
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) July 14, 2018
Money rain in Ekiti as PDP, APC entice voters with cash
Read more at: https://t.co/StYtf1DMT2@OfficialPDPNig @APCNigeria @pacacng @inecnigeria #EkitiDecides2018 #EKITI2018POLL#EKITIELECTION @Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/kjIbvsKgIB
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) July 14, 2018
#11:00am: Ward 11, Unit 003, Ogotun, Ekiti Southwest LG, police officer expected to watch over ballot boxes is caught sleeping on duty while voting exercise is still on. @ptcij @CDDWestAfrica #SnapandSend #EkitiDecides2018 pic.twitter.com/wzFeslIR6k
— Premium Times (@PremiumTimesng) July 14, 2018
Ekiti Decides: Party agent shares ₦5,000 to voters in Igbermo
Source: @PremiumTimesng pic.twitter.com/p2NIDqgPq6— The Diurnal (@thediurnal) July 14, 2018
Hoodlums snatched ballot box in Temidire ward 3 unit 4 in Ikole Ekiti. Voting stalled, polling officials waiting for INEC directive #EkitiDecides2018 #EkitiVotes2018 #EkitiElection2018 pic.twitter.com/qt3FWQ1psp
— AIT (@AIT_Online) July 14, 2018
