CKN Nigeria's Minute By Minute Report On Anambra Guber Election

·         CKN Nigeria/Africa Live Feed From Anambra....We are now fully on ground in Anambra State to bring you minute by minute report on the Governorship Election going on in Anambra State..Keep tap on this page as we progress..There is no single vehicular movement in Awka and Onitsha where we have visited this morning....Onitsha Head Bridge is like a ghsot town..The River Niger Bridge leading into Onitsha from Asaba has been blocked..Same with movement from the Imo State end of Anambra State around Ihiala where we have also visited..All is now set for the mother of all election here in Anambra State..Security is water tight..It will be very easy for the elephant to pass through the eyes of the needle than anyone venturing beyond his immediate surroundings..Voting materials is already on ground at some of the poll stations we visited..People are really trooping out in large numbers for the exercise..We have our correspondents at the three Senatorial Districts..Keep us company as ANAMBRA DECIDES..CKN

·         Highlights’ of the Election so far as sent in by CKN Nigeria Reporters across the State:

·         Anambra State Governor,Peter Obi has just defended the restriction of APC leader Nasir El Rufai to his hotel room by security agents, saying that El Rufai who is from Katsina State has no business in Anambra Politics.Mallam El Rufai has been restricted to his hotel rooms and not being allowed to move around the State to minitior thew GGovernorship election that is in progress.

·         The PDP candidate in today's Anambra Guber election Tony Nwoye has been accredited in his Nsugbe ,Anambra North LGA for the election..Even after 12 noon when the accreditation ought to have finished,thousands of people are still lining up to be accredited..Most of them can't find their names in the Electoral list

·         LP Candidate Ifeanyi Uba came out to conclude accreditation modalities at Nnewi his home town at about 10.30am this morning.Many people couldn't find their names in the election registers here.

·         Corps Members are protesting the none payment of their allowances at Idemili North ,this is affecting the election as we reported earlier from Obosi ,in Idemili North LGA..Meanwhile no single security agent at Aguleri the hometown of Willie Obiano ,APGA candidate..Its like a free day.The over policing noticed in other LGAs are none existing here

·         While Anambra State People are voting today..Today is also the birthday of one of its illustrious son, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe ..Born: November 16, 1904 at Northern Nigeria Protectorate..Died: May 11, 1996 in Enugu

·         The insinuation and rumour that APGA's candidate Willie Obiano has withdrawn from the race is not holding any water here as APGA supporters are moving out in their hundreds to cast their votes in Anambra .Willie Obiano will be coming out to vote at 12 noon in Aguleri

·         Materials arrived very very late at Obosi in Idemili North the home town of Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Osita Chidoka ,Corps Marshal of the FRSC ..Logistic issues is still a big issue 

·         Prof Chukwuemeka Onukogu ,the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC for Anambra State said the delay in late arrival of materials to Idemili LGA and two other LGAs was as a result of the arrest of some NYSC members who were on election duty by Security agents but that has been sorted out and the election is on..He opined that where there is the need to extend voting in these areas,he will do so

·         Rumour making the rounds in Awka,has it that APC Chieftain,Mallam Nasir El Rufai who came for election monitoring in Anambra State has been restricted to his hotel room by security agents..We are still trying to confirm this

·         Logistic problems is affecting take off of Election at Idemili area of Anambra,a strong hold of APC candidate..Electoral officials have not arrived most of the polling stations as at 9.00am..Awka is moving smoothly. Ihiala and Nnewi,Ekwulobia,Aguata,Obosi also witnessed late take off..But the crowd trooping out in all the areas monitored is unprecedented..Anambarians within and outside the country trooped home for the election from what we have seen so far...Every where is calm..Security is being provided by Police,Army,Civil Defence ,Navy and Airforce Personnels..

·         More Details’ Later..Keep In Touch CKN