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#Nigeria Decides: All the news, updates and incoming results (Live Report from Benue)

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By Sunday Itodo
As Nigerians storm the polling booths for the  presidential election today, March 28, your soar-away Kings of Community tabloids bring you all the news, updates and incoming results from the food basket state. Benue State. 
Stay tuned.


07: 37AM
Jonathan vs Buhari: What Benue Family members are saying 

Finally, the presidential election is here. Today, Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth will march to the polling centres to elect who would pilot the ship of the nation for another four years.

Dubbed as the most keenly contested election in the history of this entity called Nigeria, the nation would in no less than 48 hours from know who would occupy the presidential village starting from May 29. 

Unaguably, the battle is between the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC. 

Idoma Voice takes a look at what BENUE FAMILY members are saying about the two contenders. 

The thread opened after Phaeren Poke dropped a poser on the hallowed  group by uploading a picture of president  Jonathn with the caption, DO YOU NEED ME AGAIN?

The following reactions trailed the question. 

READ FULL REACTIONS HERE 

7:45 AM Oju
 A yet-to-be identified electoral officer has lost her life while another was seriously injured in a road mishap that occured in Oju area of Benue State, Saturday morning, IDOMA VOICE has learnt.

The incident happened along Obussa-Ebonyi road in Oju around 7:45 am.
Otukpo: 09: 28
Accreditation started in some parts of Ewulo and Otukpo Township ward 1 in Otukpo LG of Benue state as early as 8.30am while others are yet to receive materials.

Inalegwu Ogbole of our editorial board reports that the exercise is going on smoothly in those areas while the electronics card readers are malfunctioning in other areas.

Ogbadibo 9:39
Accreditation exercise has not started in Ogbadibo LG of Benue State as the electronic card readers are not working and have been returned to the INEC office.
Our team of Reporters describe the development as “unfortunate”!

Okpokwu 10:00
Accreditation has started in Okpokwu LG as early as possible.

EBO Olotu of our Editorial Board who visited Benue Poly, Odessessa, Okonobo and other areas reported that a Youth Corp Member is seen moving round the units to correct the technical error of the electronic Card reader witnessed earlier.

Makurdi 10: 35
No electoral materials at Fildi Ward BSU 2nd Camp, Makurdi



Otukpo: 11:00
The Permanent Voter Card, PVC, presented by Senate President, David Mark, in his polling unit in Otukpo Benue State was immediately read by the card reader used. 

He was consequently cleared by election officers in an accreditation that took few minutes. He called on Nigerians to be patient with the exercise and eschew disorderliness.

11: 14 Ogbadibo
Technical issues in Salem Hospital road polling centre in Otukpo, several voters rejected.

11: 24 Ogbadibo
Electoral materials yet to arrive Ehaje ward 2 in Owukpa. Exercise going on smootly in Itabono wards one and two.  

11: 42:  Adikpo 005 (VIP guest House)

The card reader is very fast in verifying the prospective voters. However, few persons have been rejected and are patiently cleaning their thumbs while waiting to try again. 

Ankpa/Wadata Unit (Makafa Park-Modern Market road)
Accreditation is on-going smoothly. 

Ogbadibo 12:00

Voting started at about 1.50pm at north bank 11,makurdi,benue state


The Benue South Senatorial candidate for APC, Comrade Dan Onjeh visits INEC Office in Ogbadibo to lodge complain over the malfunctioning of Card readers as experienced earlier. 

14: 00Accreditation begins in Ehaje ward 11 

Okpokwu
14: 00 Ogege ward. polling unit for Benue state having card reader issues.

 Aliade 14:05

Peaceful votings begin in unit 18, Aliade central, gwer east L.G.A. Benue state. 

Makurdi 
Voting commences around 01:45pm at Ward 4, PU3, Makurdi LG, Benue State.


Opobo
PDP agent caught with fake result sheet in unit006 ward Opobo/Nkoro. “ 

Buruku 
14: 32pm: Etulo, Buruku Local Govt area of Benue State, no INEC staff and no materials yet.  

 Otukpo 14: 35

Voting in progress at  ward 1 Ibadan Street Otukpo Benue.

Orokam: 14: 42
Card readers not working in Ugbogidi, Orokam, Benue State.  

 14: 45 Prince Terhemen Tarzoor Gets Accredited


14: 45 Oju
The card reader is not working at imoho_ibilla in oju Benue state. People are voting manually.

Buruku: 15:21
No election holding in (Abakwa) Buruku LGA of Benue State, due to the unavailability of result sheets. 

Makurdi 15: 40
Voting concluded at First Section of W4, PU3, Makurdi LGA, Benue State. Voters waiting for counting.