It’s the third day of the Anambra Governorship Election.
After voting on Saturday, the collation of results has been suspended, pending when a supplementary election is conducted in Ihiala LGA.
Channels TV is on the ground in the state to bring you updates as the collation progresses.
You can catch the latest updates by refreshing this page. You can also watch our live coverage on TV via DSTV – Channel 420, or in the UK on Sky channel 518. You can also follow the coverage on our livestreams on YouTube or Facebook.
Monday, November 8.
12:30 am: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election.
This is until when a supplementary election is conducted in Ihiala LGA on Tuesday.
Read more here:
INEC Suspends Collation Of Results For Anambra Governorship Election
Anambra Poll: Supplementary Election To Take Place In Ihiala LGA On Tuesday
Sunday, November 7.
Result collated so far:
| S/N | LGA | APC | APGA | PDP | YPP | REMARK |
| 1 | AGUATA | 4,773 | 9,136 | 3,798 | 1,070 | APGA |
| 2 | ANAMBRA EAST | 2,034 | 9,746 | 1,380 | 559 | APGA |
| 3 | ANAMBRA WEST | 1,233 | 1,918 | 1,401 | 357 | APGA |
| 4 | ANAOCHA | 2,085 | 6,911 | 5,108 | 868 | APGA |
| 5 | AWKA NORTH | 755 | 1,908 | 840 | 381 | APGA |
| 6 | AWKA SOUTH | 2,595 | 12,891 | 5,498 | 919 | APGA |
| 7 | AYAMELUM | 2,409 | 3,424 | 2,804 | 407 | APGA |
| 8 | DUNUKOFIA | 1,991 | 4,124 | 1,680 | 1,360 | APGA |
| 9 | EKWUSIGO | 1,237 | 2,570 | 1,857 | 727 | APGA |
| 10 | IDEMILI NORTH | 2,291 | 5,358 | 2,312 | 902 | APGA |
| 11 | IDEMILI SOUTH | 1,039 | 2,312 | 2,016 | 752 | APGA |
| 12 | IHIALA | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election |
| 13 | NJIKOKA | 3,216 | 8,803 | 3,409 | 924 | APGA |
| 14 | NNEWI NORTH | 1,278 | 3,369 | 1,511 | 6,485 | YPP |
| 15 | NNEWI SOUTH | 1,307 | 3,243 | 2,226 | 1,327 | APGA |
| 16 | OGBARU | 1,178 | 3,051 | 3,445 | 484 | PDP |
| 17 | ONITSHA NORTH | 3,909 | 5,587 | 3,781 | 682 | APGA |
| 18 | ONITSHA SOUTH | 2,050 | 4,281 | 2,253 | 271 | APGA |
| 19 | ORUMBA NORTH | 2,672 | 4,787 | 1,847 | 655 | APGA |
| 20 | ORUMBA SOUTH | 2,060 | 4,394 | 1,672 | 887 | APGA |
| 21 | OYI | 2,830 | 6,133 | 2,484 | 900 | APGA |
| TOTAL | 42,942 | 103,946 | 51,322 | 20,917 |
Total Valid Votes – 229,521
Rejected Votes – 7,841
Total Votes Cast – 237,362
| S/N | LGA | APC | APGA | PDP | YPP | REMARK |
| 1 | AGUATA | 4,773 | 9,136 | 3,798 | 1,070 | APGA |
| 2 | ANAMBRA EAST | 2,034 | 9,746 | 1,380 | 559 | APGA |
| 3 | ANAMBRA WEST | 1,233 | 1,918 | 1,401 | 357 | APGA |
| 4 | ANAOCHA | 2,085 | 6,911 | 5,108 | 868 | APGA |
| 5 | AWKA NORTH | 755 | 1,908 | 840 | 381 | APGA |
| 6 | AWKA SOUTH | 2,595 | 12,891 | 5,498 | 919 | APGA |
| 7 | AYAMELUM | 2,409 | 3,424 | 2,804 | 407 | APGA |
| 8 | DUNUKOFIA | 1,991 | 4,124 | 1,680 | 1,360 | APGA |
| 9 | EKWUSIGO | 1,237 | 2,570 | 1,857 | 727 | APGA |
| 10 | IDEMILI NORTH | 2,291 | 5,358 | 2,312 | 902 | APGA |
| 11 | IDEMILI SOUTH | 1,039 | 2,312 | 2,016 | 752 | APGA |
| 12 | IHIALA | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election |
| 13 | NJIKOKA | 3,216 | 8,803 | 3,409 | 924 | APGA |
| 14 | NNEWI NORTH | 1,278 | 3,369 | 1,511 | 6,485 | YPP |
| 15 | NNEWI SOUTH | 1,307 | 3,243 | 2,226 | 1,327 | APGA |
| 16 | OGBARU | 1,178 | 3,051 | 3,445 | 484 | PDP |
| 17 | ONITSHA NORTH | 3,909 | 5,587 | 3,781 | 682 | APGA |
| 18 | ONITSHA SOUTH | 2,050 | 4,281 | 2,253 | 271 | APGA |
| 19 | ORUMBA NORTH | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election | No Election |
| 20 | ORUMBA SOUTH | 2,060 | 4,394 | 1,672 | 887 | APGA |
| 21 | OYI | 2,830 | 6,133 | 2,484 | 900 | APGA |
| TOTAL | 40,270 | 99,159 | 49,475 | 20,262 |
23:41 pm: Orumba North LGA
REG VOTES: 93,608
ACC VOTES: 12,062
APC: 2,672
APGA: 4,787
PDP: 1,847
17: 59 pm: Anambra West LGA
REG VOTES: 62,637
ACC VOTES: 5,242
APC: 1,233
APGA: 1,918
PDP: 1,401
17:30 pm: Awka North LGA:
REG VOTES: 72,036
ACC VOTES: 4,447
APC: 755
APGA: 1,908
PDP: 840
17:02 pm: Nnewi South LGA
REG VOTES: 89,357
ACC VOTES: 9,598
APC: 1,307
APGA: 3,243
PDP: 2,226
17:02 pm: Ekwusigo LGA
REG VOTES: 82,236
ACC VOTES: 6,864
APC: 1,237
APGA: 2,570
PDP: 1,857
16:40 pm: Idemili North LGA
APC: 2,291
APGA: 5,358
PDP: 2,312
16:35 pm: Aguata LGA
REG VOTES: 144,766
ACC VOTES: 20,809
APC: 4,773
APGA: 9,136
PDP: 3,798
16:18 pm: Onitsha North LGA
16:00 pm: Ogbaru LGA
14:20 pm: ORUMBA SOUTH LGA
REG VOTES- 74,690
ACC VOTES- 10,554
APC – 2,060
APGA -4,394
PDP – 1,672
YPP- 887
14:10 pm: NNEWI NORTH LGA
REG VOTES- 139,368
ACC VOTES- 13,751
APC- 1,278
APGA-3,369
PDP- 1,511
YPP- 6,485
14:00 pm: NJIKOKA LGA
REG VOTES- 103,715
ACC VOTES- 17,934
APC- 3,216
APGA-8,803
PDP- 3,409
YPP- 924
13:55 pm: ONITSHA SOUTH LGA
REG VOTES-156775
ACC VOTES-9406
APC – 2,050
APGA – 4,281
PDP – 2,253
YPP – 271
13:40 pm: IDEMILI SOUTH LG
REG VOTES- 11,2652
ACC VOTES- 6,622
APC- 1,039
APGA-2,312
PDP- 2,016
YPP-752
12:50 pm: ANAMBRA EAST LG
REG VOTES -98,426
ACC VOTES-14,419
APC- 2,034
APGA – 9,746
PDP- 1,380
YPP – 559
12:40 pm: ANAOCHA LGA
REG VOTES – 109,860
ACC VOTES-15,940
APC- 2,085
APGA- 6,911
PDP- 5,108
YPP- 868
12:30 pm: AYAMELUM -LGA
REG VOTES – 87,128
ACC VOTES – 9,754
APC – 2,409
APGA- 3,424
PDP- 2,804
YPP- 407
12:18 pm: OYI LGA
REG VOTES – 100,764
ACC VOTES -13,241
APC- 2,830
APGA- 6,133
PDP- 2,484
YPP- 900
12:10 pm: AWKA SOUTH LGA
REG VOTERS -176,812
ACC VOTERS -23,854
APC – 2,595
APGA- 12,891
PDP- 5,498
YPP- 919
12:00 pm: DUNUKOFIA LGA
COLLATION OFFICER -ALEXANDER TIMOTHY
REG VOTERS -74,855
ACC VOTERS -10,134
APC -1,991
APGA – 4,124
PDP -1,680
YPP- 1,360
11:45 am: Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi, is the State Collation and Returning officer for the election.
10:53 am: The Convener of the Situation Room and Country Director of Action Aid, Nigeria, Mrs Ene Obi, gives an assessment of Saturday’s election based on the observation of the group.
She says the poll was generally peaceful with all relevant stakeholders putting up their best. Despite the glitches, Obi stated that the election started early but voting commenced late in over 53 per cent of the locations observed by the group.
She commended INEC for harping on priority voting for the physically challenged and elderly, as well as the security personnel for their civil and cordial composure within and outside polling units.
Some polling units were not accessible and vote-buying was noted in some places, she said.
9:38 am: Operatives of the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police Force beef up security around the INEC office in Awka ahead of the collation of the results of the election.
The collation exercise is scheduled to commence by 11 am as results from 19 of the 21 local governments have been brought to the centre.
Saturday, November 6.
That’s all for today, don’t forget to join us tomorrow for more updates on the election. Thank you.
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5:28 pm: Professor Charles Soludo has finally voted more than five hours after he arrived at Isuofia Ward, Polling Unit 002, where he cast his ballot.
Despite feeling fulfilled to have finally exercised his civic responsibility, he still has reservations about the probability of the large crowd of voters, yet to cast their ballots, being able to do so before nightfall.
Voting at exactly 5:07 pm, he says it is important to ensure the 17 million people in Anambra must be made to live in a prosperous and liveable state.
He asked INEC to improve its technology while the police should live up to responsibility and ensure security is provided until the end of the exercise.
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4:15 pm: Andy Uba Wins Polling Unit
APC governorship candidate, Senator Andy Uba, has won the election held at Ward 16 Polling Unit 17 in Uga, Aguata LGA, where he voted.
Uba polled 80 votes, while Professor Charles Soludo (APGA), Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP), and Mr Valentine Ozigbo (PDP) scored 10 five, and two votes respectively at the polling centre.
4:04 pm: Voting ends at the polling unit in Umudim Ward 1, Nnewi North LGA. Electoral officials have begun to sort the ballot papers.
3:50 pm: Voting ends at Senator Andy Uba’s polling unit, sorting and counting have begun.
NEWS FLASH: INEC Extends Voting Time Over Failure Of Devices
Update on #AnambraDecides2021
TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE ON OPENING AND CLOSING OF POLLS FOR THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2021*
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the period for opening and closing of Poll from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. This revised closing time applies to areas where Polling Units opened after the commencement period of 8:30 am.
In line with existing regulations and guidelines of the Commission, any intending voter who is on the queue by 4:00 pm shall be allowed to vote. All Polling Unit staff must comply with this directive.
The extension of time arose out of several field reports that voters have had problems with accreditation. The Commission is currently investigating the reason the accreditation devices, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), have worked perfectly in some Polling Units, but not in others.
In some of the cases, it would seem that this resulted from software glitches. Our technicians have already built an update to the devise software to prevent further challenges. The update is currently being installed in the concerned BVAS and we request voters, candidates, and agents to be patient and allow our technical staff to solve the problem.
The Commission wishes to reiterate that in cases of sustained malfunction of the BVAS, the Presiding Officer must inform the voters and polling agents that accreditation and voting for the affected Polling Unit shall continue tomorrow or at another time determined by the Commission.
With this extension of time and the recommencement of accreditation where the BVAS consistently malfunctions, the Commission assures that no voter will be disenfranchised.
Our deployment has also been adversely affected by transportation challenges in some locations. It must be noted that on account of security concerns, some of the transporters that were mobilized and collected 50% of their sign-on fee backed out at the last moment, leaving some of our ad-hoc staff stranded.
Also, some of the trained ad-hoc staff backed out at the last moment. The Commission is on top of these challenges and extant regulations and guidelines will be applied on a case-by-case basis.
Consequently, we are harvesting areas where voting will realistically no longer take place today, including places where substantial disruption has occurred, to enable a possible recommencement of voting at another time, in line with extant laws and the regulations and guidelines of the Commission.
We appeal to all voters, candidates, stakeholders communities, and political parties to remain calm and law-abiding. We assure you that the Commission is determined to make all votes count.
Thank you.
3:40 pm: Voting has ended, and counting is ongoing at the polling unit at the Community Primary School in Amawbia, Awka.
3:12 pm: Only 27 people out of the 717 registered voters at Professor Charles Soludo’s polling centre – Isuofia Ward, Polling Unit 002 – have cast their ballots.
Amid the anger and frustration triggered by the failure of the accreditation device, the governorship candidate who is yet to cast his vote says it makes no sense to vote when his crowd of supporters have yet to vote.
2:21 pm: Voting is still ongoing with a large turnout of voters at polling units 001, 002, 003, 004, and 020 at Otolo Ward 2, Umuenem Hall in Nnewi North LGA.
The electorate want INEC to extend the voting time as a result of the delay in the commencement of the exercise and the malfunctioning of the BVR machine.
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Security Highlight
The election is ongoing amid tight security as personnel of the police, Nigerian Army, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), among others, patrol various parts of the state.
No case of violence has been reported so far.
12:57 pm: Professor Charles Soludo is already at his polling unit. He expresses disappointment over the technical issue of the bimodal verification device. However, the governorship candidate is hopeful that the situation will improve.
12:46 pm: Obiano Votes In Aguleri, Urges Electorate To Come Out
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, is among the first voters to cast their ballots in the ongoing governorship election in the state.
He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, to the Ward 4 Polling Unit in Otuocha where the couple went through a rapid accreditation process before casting their votes.
Addressing reporters shortly after casting his vote, Governor Obiano appealed to the people of the state to come out and perform their civic duties, saying that the voting exercise would only last for a few hours.
He commended the voting process, describing it as fast and easy. The governor is also optimistic that the entire exercise will be free, fair, and credible across the state.
Special Moment
A physically challenged woman, Catherine Egbuche, is one of the voters at the Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka.
Catherine, 70, said she came out to vote for her preferred candidate even though she has yet to receive her gratuity as a pensioner.
12:25 pm: Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a candidate in the election, has just voted at Polling Unit 10 located at Social Centre in Amesi Ward, Agauta LGA.
12:15 pm: Senator Andy Uba casts his ballot after being accredited to vote at his polling unit in Ugah, Aguata LGA.
11:59 am: One of the governorship candidates in the election, Ifeanyi Ubah, casts his vote at Polling Unit 20 Otolo Ward 1, Nnofor Hall in Nnewi South LGA.
He says he is satisfied with the turnout of voters who trooped out en masse to exercise their civic franchise.
11:38 am: At the polling unit 005 located on the premises of the Central School in Isuofia, the turnout is impressive, and voters are desirous to cast their votes.
But the digital capturing device is having a problem and only one person has been able to vote in the election.
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10:58 am: The problem with the bimodal verification device is resolved at Unit 2, Umueze Isuofia in Aguata LGA. Concession is given to the elderly and pregnant women.
10:42 am: Voting is ongoing at the polling unit of Senator Andy Uba in Ugah, Aguata LGA.
10:34 am: Accreditation and voting are ongoing at polling units 10,11,12,13 and 15 located at the Social Center in Amuwo village, Amesi in Aguata LGA. Mr Valentine Ozigbo is expected to vote at one of the polling units.
10:12 am: At Unit 2, Umueze Isuofia in Aguata LGA, there’s been a problem with the bimodal verification device as the major functions of the device are not working.
These include thumbprint recognition and facial capturing. As of 9:56am, only one of the 717 people registered has been captured and was able to vote. Voters are becoming restless, saying they are already losing confidence in the process.
10:01 am: Electoral officials have just arrived at the polling unit of Senator Andy Uba in Ugah, Aguata LGA.
9:58 am: Electoral officials have just arrived at Otolo Ward 2, Nnofor Hall, Nnewi North LGA. This polling centre is where Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is expected to vote.
9:54 am: Voters at the polling unit of Senator Andy Uba in Ugah, Aguata LGA, are still awaiting the arrival of the electoral officials.
However, this man, a civil servant, says he has nothing to worry about as that has always been the situation in the past.
9:50 am: Accreditation and voting have yet to commence at Otolo Ward 2, Umuenem Hall in Nnewi LGA as electoral officials have just arrived at the polling centre.
According to them, the late arrival is due to the delay in the distribution of materials from the RAC centre at Nnewi High school.
9:40 am: The Nnobi Road in Nnewi is deserted as residents remain indoors. There is no vehicular movement, and nobody is seen walking on the road.
9:34 am: The first vote is cast at Unit 2, Umueze Isuofia in Aguata LGA.
9:30 am: Professor Charles Soludo is expected to vote at Unit 2, Umueze Isuofia in Aguata LGA. While electorates trooped in early enough, electoral materials arrived at the venue at about 8:40 am.
No security official was present at the venue as of the time. Accreditation exercise using the new technology of the bimodal verification system seems cumbersome as it takes more than five minutes for a voter to get accredited.
Voters lament that this will negatively affect the speed of the exercise as the closing time for voting is 2:30 pm.
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9:04 am: Voting commences at Unit 10, Amawbia 1, Community Primary School, Amawbia, Awka.
8:31 am: Electoral officials prepare for the exercise at Polling Unit 10, Amawbia I, located within the premises of the Community Primary School, Amawbia in Awka.
8:20 am: Military personnel mount a checkpoint along the Ozubulu Road in Nnewi.
8:11 am: At the polling unit of Senator Andy Uba in Ugah, Aguata LGA, electoral officials and security personnel are yet to arrive at the venue of the election.
People were so scared that they took to their heels at the sight of the vehicle conveying Channels Television crew.
7:45 am: At Nnewi North Local Government Area, it’s a quiet morning as the electorate are still enjoying the comfort of their beds while the streets are deserted.
However, a few residents are seen at the front of their houses in clusters while security operatives drive through the streets.
7:12 am: Electoral officials are seen at several polling units in Awka the state capital setting up in preparation for accreditation and voting.
Welcome to our live coverage of the poll which will determine who succeeds Governor Willie Obiano as the leader of the state.
Eighteen political parties and candidates are in the governorship race and voting is expected to take place across more than 5,000 polling units spread across the 21 local governments of the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said ahead of the election that there are 2.5 million registered voters and 5,720 polling units in the state but there will be no voting in 86 of them because there are no registered voters there.
Channels TV is on the ground in the state to bring you updates as the election progresses.
You can catch the latest updates by refreshing this page. You can also watch our live coverage on TV via DSTV – Channel 420, or in the UK on Sky channel 518. You can also follow the coverage on our livestreams on YouTube or Facebook.