A combination of photos capturing the election at different polling units. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A combination of photos capturing the election at different polling units. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
On November 6, thousands of electorate in Anambra trooped to their various polling units to elect their preferred candidate to succeed Mr Willie Obiano as the governor of the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced that voting in the election would commence by 8:30am and end by 2:30pm.
Hours into the poll, the electoral umpire extended the time to conclude voting as a result of a failure of the accreditation devices – Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), in some polling units.
Amid the sorting and counting of ballots in many polling stations, the election will continue at other units where hitches were recorded.
While some polling units welcomed large crowds who came to exercise their civic responsibility, others witnessed a low turnout of voters.
Highlights of the poll in various parts of the state are captured in the pictures below:
Ad hoc electoral officials at a polling unit on Saturday, November 6
Electorate look as electoral officials sort the ballot papers after voting ended at this polling unit.
Officials are sorting and counting the ballot papers after voting ended at this polling unit.
An electoral official holds a ballot paper as counting of votes begins at the Community Primary School in Amawbia, Awka. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
APGA Candidate, Charles Soludo, makes a call as he waits to vote in the Anambra governorship election on November 6, 2021.
A police officer wields a gun at a polling unit on November 6, 2021. Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television
An electoral official verifies the identity of a voter during the election. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A crowd of voters at the polling units
Policemen on patrol are sighted at one of the polling units in the ongoing election in Anambra State. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
Professor Charles Soludo at his polling unit.
Governor Obiano and his wife at their polling unit.
Catherine Egbuche voted at the Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
Mr Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party voted in the 2021 Anambra governorship election on November 6, 2021.
Another governorship candidate, Valantine Ozigbo, votes in Aguata LGA.
Senator Andy Uba casts his vote.
Senator Ifeanyi Uba is pleased with the process so far.
A crowd of voters at the polling unit.
A man is about to cast his vote at the polling unit.
FILE PHOTO: An elderly man casts his vote at one of the polling unts.
Electoral officials getting prepared for the exercise at Otolo Ward 2, Nnofor Hall, Nnewi North LGA.
Electoral officials getting prepared for the exercise.
A crowd of stranded voters at the polling centre.
This man says the situation is similar to what happened in past elections.
Electoral officials have just arrived at the venue of the election.
The first voter is accredited before casting his ballot at this polling unit.
Electoral Officials preparing for the election.
An electoral officer holding a ballot paper.
An electoral official addresses the electorate at Unit 10, Amawbia 1, Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
In this file photo, a woman puts her ballot paper in the box after voting.
Electorate check a notice body for their names before they cast their votes in the ongoing election. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A soldier stops a car approaching a checkpoint in Nnewi.
Patrol vehicles of the Nigerian Army are seen at a military checkpoint along the Ozubulu Road in Nnewi.
Senator Andy Uba is expected to cast his vote here.
(FILES) A police patrol van is seen in this screenshot taken on November 6, 2021.
Electoral officials setting up a polling unit at Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka.
An electoral official pastes the list of registered voters at a polling unit at Community Primary School, Amawbia in Awka
APGA Candidate in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, Charles Soludo, spoke to reporters on November 6, 2021.
Mr Andy Uba, a Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, cast his vote on November 6, 2021.
A screenshot of a deserted Nnobi Road.
Election Eve
A major road in Awka is left empty hours to the governorship election in Anambra State. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A man walks on a street in Awka as residents stay indoors ahead of the governorship election in Anambra State. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
A filling station in Awka is shut as streets of Awka are deserted ahead of the governorship election in Anambra State. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun
A photo taken on November 5, 2021, shows some residents in Awka, Anambra State. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
A deserted street in Akwa, Anambra street on November 5, 2021. Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral materials on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Photos: Sodiq Adelakun/ChannelsTV
