From TUNDE RAHMAN and NGOZI UWUJARE, Akure
The Nigeria Police yesterday deployed over 11, 000 policemen to various parts of Ondo State ahead of today’s governorship election, with a warning that any policeman found wanting would be punished. Speaking with Saturday Sun in Akure yesterday, Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Indabawa, who has been redeployed to Ondo State to supervise the election said the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) and the Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone X1 are also in the state to ensure that security is intact and that a peaceful election is recorded in Ondo State.
He said three state commissioners of police are also heading security arrangement in each of the three senatorial districts. Indabawa said, in addition to the policemen being deployed, other security agents, such as the Army, Navy and para-military organisations have also been deployed, warning trouble makers to leave the state, as their activities would not be condoned. He appealed to the public to be law-abiding, saying they should allow peace to reign during the election, adding that all hands were on deck to ensure peace and order. He said that the number of policemen deployed is enough to cover all the polling booths as, according to him, the curfew imposed at the border of the state is to ensure that hoodlums are not allowed to operate or bring in ammunition. .
He further advised the residents to obey the order on restriction of movement during the period of election, adding that “fortunately for them, election day is Saturday and it is not an official working day.” People should just carry out their civic responsibility of casting their votes and stay in their houses.” Indabawa further said that policemen have been given series of lectures on their roles during the election, saying, “any of them found wanting would be adequately punished.
“The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has said that anybody found wanting in his or her duty during this election will be sanctioned. If I am found wanton I will be punished for it. So, in the same way, any officer or rank-and-file that is found wanting during the election monitoring will not go unpunished .” Indabawa dismissed the insinuation that there will be ballot boxes snatching, saying, “the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, was here on Wednesday and said such an exercise will be void because, according to him, the ballot papers and boxes as well as result sheets are serialised and so it will be detected if such happens.
“You know we are improving on our elections. The 2011 election was rated better than that of 2007. The last Edo State governorship election was described as the best in Nigerian history. We want to ensure that this election in Ondo State is better than that of Edo.” AIG Orubebe and DIG Operations, Mr. Leha corroborated all that Indabawa said, as they told Saturday Sun that they were sure of a peaceful election and that people should not be afraid, but should come out and vote.
WISHING THE PEOPLE OF ONDO STATE A PEACEFUL/VIOLENCE-FREE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION.
GOD BLESS ONDO STATE!
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Hello peaple of ondo state i need peacful from ondo state no fight fro this election let do it in a good way mr govenor don’t, I want to all peaple of ondo state to vote for who can control are were state dr mimeko good governor , will need as from now, Let peace ray as from now thanks
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OOOH UNTIL THE DAY THE POWER OF LOVE OVER COMES THE LOVE OF POWER THEN THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE,…THE SPIRIT OF THOSE IGBO’S KILLED DURING CIVIL WAR WILL NEVER LET NIGERIA HAVE PEACE, APPEASE THEM NIGERIA, GIVE THEM BEFITTING BURIAL, GOWON SAID HE HAS NO REGRET TO FIGHT CIVIL WAR, LET SEE GOD MUST FIGHT FOR IGBO’S WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NIGERIA TILL NOW AT 52 YEARS THEY SAID IGBOS WILL NOT RULE THEN, WHAT IS THE STATE OF NIGERIA? IS NIGERIA GOOD? IS NIGERIA WORTH TO BE COUNTRY, STILL AT 52 YEARS NIGERIA ACHIEVE NOTHING, NO LIGHT NO ROAD BUT STILL THE WEST AND NORTH SAID THEY WANT TO RULE, BUT WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT GOOD THING ALWAYS COMES FROM NAZARETH, WISE MEN COMES FROM EAST, GIVE IGBO’S PRESIDENCY AND SEE IF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE A PARADISE ON EARTH, THROUGH IGBO MAN NIGERIA GO INDEPENDENCE SO THROUGH IGBO MAN THE COUNTRY WILL BE NICE AND WONDERFUL BELIEVE IT OR NOT, GOOD THING CAN COME FROM NAZARETH, WHERE PEOPLE NEGLECT OR ABANDON WILL BE THE WAY, REMEMBER THE REJECTED STONE WAS LATER BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER STONE QED
6:58 – Polling Unit Code 003, Area Code 08, LG Code, Idanre LG: ACN:46, PDP: 108, LP: 193
6:56 – Akure residents still observing ‘sit @ home order’, despite end of voting
6:50 – A female passenger among stranded passengers @ Ore toll gate dies reports
6:00 – Governor Mimiko’s Ward 7: Polling units 20 & 21: LP – 348. ACN – 16. PDP – 11.
5:16 – P/U 005, Ijoka, Ondo West: LP – 174. ACN – 17. PDP – 9
5:10 – P/U 006, Ijoka, Ondo West: LP – 138. PDP – 23. ACN – 20.
5:06 – Akoko North West, ward 6, Ogbagi Ajuta High School – LP 179, PDP 62, ACN 62
5:01 – Irele LG; ward 3- Legunmare/ruwahe at labe qtrs – LP 127, PDP 63, ACN 47
4:59 – At Mimiko’s P/U, some journalists engage in shouting match over the sharing of the governor’s N1m “appreciation money” for election observers
4:55 – Oka ward 5 Unit 16 LP 63 ACN 80 PDP 87
4:54 – Fight broke out at Igbotako. LP supporters wanted a stop in the counting of votes as ACN were in the lead. Soldiers have restored order.
Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, said in a post, “Once all official collating/ verification is done, the results will be announced via a variety of channels, including Twitter!”
NOTE: These are not official results from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
4:39 – 28/09/03/001 – ACN-31; LP-103; PDP-13. 09/03/009 – ACN-51; LP-104; PDP-33. 09/03/004 – ACN-30; LP-102; PDP-19.
4:33 – Ode-Olofin Unit 4, Edo Ward (Ikare) ACN -84 Labour-113 PDP-43
4:30 – ACN candidate Rotimi Akeredolu’s ward in Owo: ACN-287; LP-420; PDP-294
4:26: Collation center in Owo where Barrister Akeredolu voted – ACN: 287, LP: 420, PDP: 292
4:24 – Owode/Imuagun Ward 11 PDP 29,ACN 52,LP 180
Gunmen seize voting materials from Odopetu Ward 7 in Akure
4:05 – PU 10 Ward 5, Oka, Akoko S’West LGA Invalidated -17 ACN -109 Labour -82 PDP -43 APS -1, PDC -3, NSDP -1, BMPP -1
4:00 – IFON WARD 6 OF OSE LG, A TOYOTA CAMRY WITH REGISTRATION NO. AE 820REL IS WITH 13 BALLOT BOXES FOR EXCHANGE.
3:55 – Ondo West Ilunla/Bagbe ward. Unit : Open space at Gbelewu: ACN 27, LP 87, PDP 20
3:53 – Ifedore Local Govt Ward: igbraoke 2 Unit: st Josephs pry school unit 4 Result: LP – 102, ACN – 30, PDP – 19
3;50 – Violence reported in Idanre, thugs snatch ballot boxes in Ondo poll
3:43 – Ondo West Ilunla/Bagbe ward. Unit : Open space at Gbelewu: ACN 27, LP 87, PDP 20
3:35 – Voting ends at Oka Ward 2A, Oka Ward3A & Ikun Ward in Akoko South West, reports Charles Kumolu
3:30 – ELECTORAL MATERIALS JUST GOT TO AROGBO III WARD IN ESE ODO LG