Presidential election results have started trickling in to the INEC Collation Centre in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, southern Nigeria.
The Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh apologized for commencing the exercise later than expected, attributing the delay to “the difficult terrain.”
Rim-Rukeh wasted no time in attending to the Returning Officers and Local Government Collation officers from 6 out of 18 local government areas.
First to present results were:
Etung LGA.
Number of Registered voters: 43,872
Accredited voters: 7,951
Votes by party:
APC – 2713
PDP – 2149
LP – 2345
Valid votes: 7,465
Rejected votes: 430
Calabar South:
Number of Registered voters: 160,824
Accredited voters: 41, 473
Votes by party:
APC : 9,060
LP – 24,247
PDP: 4,255
Valid votes -38,608
Rejected votes: 2854
Total votes cast: 41,462
Abi LGA
Registered voters: 63,199
Accredited voters : 18,384
APC – 8011
LP – 3,557
PDP – 5943
Valid votes – 17,773
Rejected votes – 595
Total votes cast: 18, 368
Akpabuyo LGA
Registered voters: 65,757
Accredited voters: 15,723
Votes by party:
APC – 5,970
LP- 4314
PDP -3,950
Valid votes: 14,683
Rejected votes: 935
Total votes cast: 15,608
Yakurr LGA
Registered votes: 101, 561
Accredited voters: 29,765
APC – 9,646
LP -. 10,198
PDP – 6,600
Valid votes – 27,390
Rejected votes – 2,181
Total votes cast: 29,511
Odukpani LGA
Registered voters: 68,190
Accredited voters: 17,057
Voters by parties:
A – 19
AA – 11
APC – 8,597
PDP – 3,911
LP – 2,704
NNPP – 35
Valid votes: 15,681
Rejected votes: 1,069
Total votes cast: 16,750
The Returning Officers each reported cases of cancellations due to over voting, security threats leading to disruption of voting in a few polling units, stolen BVAS machine at Biko Biko Ward Unit 9 in Yakurr local government area.
While awaiting results from other areas, the presidential collation officer called for a recess to resume at about 4pm.
Meanwhile, the people of Dayspring 1 and 2 including the Qua Island have called on the Electoral Umpire to fresh presidential and national assembly elections in their locality.
The people, who converged at the home of their leader, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa in Calabar to address the press, raised concerns about the number of eligible voters, who would be disenfranchised.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Professor Gabriel Yomere had earlier announced the extension of election period in Dayspring 1 and 2 including Qua Island.
