Benue Supplementary Election: Live updates, result and situation report

Elections will this Saturday hold in some parts of Benue State to decide who becomes the next governor of the state.

The battle of who occupies the state Government House has been between the incumbent governor, Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Emmanuel Jime of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

IDOMA VOICE brings you live  updates from polling units where rerun is currently taking place.

10:50am
Accreditation and voting have commenced smoothly in Ijigban Ward, Ado LGA of Benue State.
Speaking shortly after casting his ballot, the Rep-elect in Ado, Okpokwu and Ogbadibo federal constituency, Francis Ottah Agbo, expressed optimism that the state Governor, Samuel Ortom would be returned.

10:55

Suspected political thugs have disrupted the rerun election at Jato-Aka ,Tse Akough PU 012, Yaav ward, Kwande Local Government of Benue State.

A young man identified as Mr. Iorver Yough, believed to be working for the All Progressives Congress, APC, reportedly led APC thugs with Sekav Aule (Tor Geri Jato-aka) to destroy election materials.

Yough allegedly slapped the PDP agent, Micheal Iornongo, used club and machetes on him while Aule and his boys broke the ballot box and snatched the register.

Voters have fled the polling unit following the incident