#KogiDecides: LIVE UPDATES from Kogi State Governorship Elections

Kogi state is bubbling with activity as a new governor will be elected today. 

Voters have options of 22 candidates, but the most popular candidates are Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and Idris Wada, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.

While Mr. Wada is the incumbent, Mr Abubakar was governor of the state between 1999 and 2003.

The governorship candidates and their political parties are as follows:

1. 
   Isah Yakubu Kamaldeen, AA
   Dickson F. Fred, Accord
   Ukenya Musa, ACD
   Michael Abdullahi, AD
   Usman Zainab, ADC
   Odufu Cosmas Friday, APA
   Abubakar Audu, APC
   Akwu Umar Goodman, APGA
   Yinka Cherry Oloruntoba, CPP
   Philips Ezekiel Koleola, DPC
   Abubakar Ibrahim, DPP
   Ibrahim Adejoh, ID
   Raji Ogirima KOWA
   Philips Omeiza Ozovehe Salawu, LP
   Mohammed Ibrahim Dangana, NCP Mallam Abdul Hussein, NNPP
   Emmanuel Daikwo, PDC
   Idris Ichalla Wada, PDP
   Emmanuel Enesi Ozigi, PPA
   Ojuh Godwin Hussein, PPN
   Enema Paul, SDP
   Saád Mukailu Yaro, UDP

   Today at 9:47 AM
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   09.31 Gov Idris Wada Raises Security Alarm
   
   There is security lock down in Dekina , Gov Wada's LGA, since 5:00 am by soldiers. Governor Idris Wada claims there situation is hampering voting process.
   
   Voters can’t go out, neither can party agents move. There are also cases of alleged missing result sheets. The polling unit where the result sheets are missing is Ajetachi.

   
   

    
   09:33 Card Reader Malfunction
   
   
   
   There are reports of difficulties with finger print recognition is widespread.
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   Electoral officers at Polling Unit 015, Ward A in Lokoja, are having a hard task as one of the card readers won't recognize finger prints.
   
   But voters on queue were restless for a while but officials efforts to calm frayed nerves paid off. Accreditation however went on slowly.
   
   At Polling unit 012, ward A, card readers are selecting the fingers they would identity making the process slow.
   
   Affected persons will have to fill the incident forms.

   09:45 'Nothing For Belle' 
4. 
   There are indications that welfare of security personnel is not properly taken care of. Two of the police officers deployed to Dekina LGA, Idris Wada's LGA, were complaining over poor welfare.
   
   "Oga you say make we go but nothing for bele?" one of the officers asked INEC staff leading the team to Dekina.

    

   10:20 Tension as Card Readers Close Accreditation in Ganaja
5. 
   "Accreditation closed" is the reading of some card readers at Ganaja Unit 009, when fingers are placed on them for accreditation.
   
   Voting point 4 is also witnessing the same problem, but waiting voters complained that the machine was tampered with and needed to be urgently fixed.
   
   The apprehension is that given the history of the unit, officials are not certain if the voters will continue to be patient.

   
   

   10.35 Police officers unveiled
6. 
   Good news. Things are going well at Odu-Ogbaloto Polling Unit, Ward 1, Dekina LGA. 
   
   This is the first polling unit in Dekina where police officials are sighted. They stand by the road, without interference in the process.
   
   "The situation is encouraging; no problem," a teacher said. 
   
   "If the situation continues like this, the election is well and credible," a voter, Jacob Awodi said.

    

   10:54 'We are Here'
   
   Photo of women who turned up to vote at okele in ofun LGA