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Africa Last Updated: Apr 27, 2007 - 11:26:32 AM


Elections in Shambles
By Sahara Reporters 21/4/07
Apr 22, 2007 - 9:11:00 AM

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Early reports coming out of Nigeria indicates that there is massive ballot papers scarcity in Nigeria especially in opposition areas as Presidential elections took off today amidst heavy delays in many states of the Nigerian federation.

Saharareporters can also report that voters fraud and ballot stuffing are actively taking place in several places across the country, reports from Osun State shows that the ruling PDP is openly using the help of electoral officials to thumb print ballot papers for the ruling party PDP.


 As earlier reported by Saharareporters, the outcome of the election was already decided in favor of Umar Yar'adua, President Obasanjo's handpicked candidate for the ruling party. If the results of a document obtained by our investigators comes true , Umar Yar'adua will win the elections by about 60% of the votes cast in todays elections still under way

LAGOS: The is massive ballot paper scarcity in Lagos West and Lagos Central Senatorial districts, in some of the areas there are no ballot papers available for house of representatives candidates or senatorial candidates.

EKITI: PDP leaders are moving around with heavily armed policemen to intimidate voters, there is shortage of ballot papers. In places where there are 500 registered voters, only about 100 ballot papers are available.

BAYELSA: Militants have voluntarily withdrawn into the creeks after heavy fighting in Yenegoa forced the governor to abandon the government house and seek refugee in the creeks, Governor Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the Vice Presidential candidate to PDP's Yar'adua is said to be safe. The militants attacked the government house as words got to them that the governor was involved in voter fraud in the government house.

OSUN: Open rigging of votes in progress!

RIVERS: Election materials not available in polling booths it is believed that they have already been distributed to individual home since last night. Rivers is one of the state chosen for heavy rigging by the ruling party.

ABUJA: INEC officials, in a desperate attempt to win public sympathy, decided to "bomb" headquarters with a truck load of gas cylinders driven to the headquarters in full glare of security agents manning the place. The truck and the "bombs" in it did not detonate. Police say they are "investigating" the incident


Source:Ocnus.net 2007

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