2014 Plateau LG Election updates – at 12 noon:

– Langtang North: At Zangzat polling unit, the electoral officers were said to have arrived at 8:30am and proceeded with voters accreditation. Zangzat is one of the polling units said to have witnessed a good turn-out of voters. Several of these voters were however disappointed and disenfranchised because their names were missing from the voters register or they had mis-placed their voters card. They were therefore constrained to the sidelines.

Still in Langtang, Amb. Nanven Goselle, a gubernatorial aspirant has just been reported to have casted his vote in a polling unit near his locality at Gazum. He was accompanied by his loyalists and aides and was said to have spoken to have interacted with other voters at the unit.

– Pankshin: In Jiblik ward, Rt Hon. Istifanus Mwansat has been reported to have just cast his vote amidst cheers from supporters and youths. Mwansat was said to be the third person to be accredited, because a lot electoral materials were said to have arrived quite late at the polling unit. At the polling unit, there was hardly any security presence,  but voting was said to have been progressing without hitches.

2014 Plateau LG Election updates -at 12 noon:

Below are updates of affairs at polling units across several local government areas in Plateau state, collated as at 12 noon today. The LG areas include – Langtang North, Pankshin, Jos South and Mangu LGAs.

– Langtang North:  At Zangzat polling unit, the electoral officers were said to have arrived at 8:30am and proceeded with voters accreditation. Zangzat is one of the polling units said to have witnessed a good turn-out of voters -these included women, youth and octogenarians. Several of these voters were however disappointed and disenfranchised because their names were missing from the voters register or they had mis-placed their voters card. They were therefore constrained to the sidelines. 

Still in Langtang, Amb. Nanven Goselle, a gubernatorial aspirant has just been reported to have casted his vote in a polling unit near his locality at Gazum. He was accompanied by his loyalists and aides and was said to have spoken to have interacted with other voters at the unit.

The DPP candidate however berated PLASIEC for what he called a shambolic show of shame, averring that the entire process was characterised by electoral malpractice.

– Pankshin:   In Jiblik ward, Rt Hon. Istifanus Mwansat has been reported to have just cast his vote amidst cheers from supporters and youths. Mwansat was said to be the third person to be accredited, because a lot electoral materials were said to have arrived quite late at the polling unit. At the polling unit, there was hardly any security presence,  but voting was said to have been progressing without hitches.

– Jos South:   In Kuru district, large voter turn out was reported and the election was said to be ongoing smoothly. In Anglo Jos polling unit, voting was said to have been progressing smoothly -albeit the fact that a lot of voters had misplaced their voter registration cards. Several security personnel were present at the scene calming any frayed nerves.

– Mangu:   In ward 1, voter accreditation was said to be ongoing simultaneously as voting. All was said to be going on smoothly.

Additionally, several commentaries about the outcome of the elections are already pouring in, with Ali Baba -a PDP chieftain optimistic that PDP would sweep most of Jos South and environs because of the efforts and strides achieved by government in those areas.

Additionally, Mr. J Pam of APGA casted aspersions on the sincerity of the election and said the PDP may already be trying to rig the elections in their favour.

Earlier Updates – At 11:00 am

Investigations by ViewPointNigeria suggests that voters accreditation and voting may have already commenced in several polling booths across Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Pankshin LGAs.

Jos South: At Gold and Base polling booth for instance, several individuals were said to have finished voting and were heading home. The turn-out as at 10:00 am was said to be quite poor, but voting was said to have progressed all the same. There have also been reports in some quarters that materials have still not arrived and that several names were not found on the voters register. PLASIEC officials at the time appear to be working assidously to resolve some to the outstanding issues. 

Mangu: At Rampia polling station, voters’ accreditation was said to be on-going, with voting to commence shortly. Turn out was still said to be quite low in these areas as at 10:00hrs and people were said to be trying to mobilise their kinsmen to turn out.

Pankshin: Pankshin has seen similar fortune, with accreditation almost complete in a variety of polling stations and voting said to commence shortly.

For earlier updates on this story, go to http://www.viewpointnigeria.com/politics-mob/item/808-plateau-lg-election-updates

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