Welcome to our live update on the bye-election being conducted today by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo, Plateau, Imo, and Cross Rivers States.
We have our correspondents in each of these states ready to bring updates on the elections.
In Ondo State, the bye-election is holding in Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency while in Plateau State voters in Pankshin South State Constituency and Jos North/Bass Federal Constituency are voting new representatives.
The election is also being held in Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency both in Cross River State.
Also, Ngor Okpala State Constituency in Imo State will be voting new representative.
10:32am: The non functional of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is causing delay at the post office polling unit in Jos, Plateau State. Voters can be seen lamenting. Some of them demand that the INEC officials use the manual process of accreditation to avoid the delay.
10:16am: Voting commenced in Akpabuyo State Constituency in Cross River State. Voters can be seen at Ikot Ndarake polling unit, Atimbo West in Akpabuyo casting their votes. Voting has also started at Thomson End polling unit – Okpoma ward.
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is being used.
10:00am: Voters in Kabong Ward of Post Office polling unit 0054 in Jos lament the late arrival of materials. There’s a long queue of voters growing impatient due to the late arrival of INEC officials and elections materials.
09:26am: Presiding officers explain the working modalities and procedure of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS to party agents before the commencement of voting in Jos.
8:55 am: At Polling Unit 014, Ward 5 Imerienwe located at Community school Upe, INEC officials can be seen getting set to start accreditation. Some voters were also on the ground waiting for the election.
08:16am Distribution of election materials in some polling units for the Bassa/Jos North federal constituency bye-elections.
8:20 am: Voters at Unit 14, Ward 5 Akure South Local Government Area have started turning out at the various polling units to checks their names on the voter register.