2023 Lagos state gubernatorial election

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Reports of violence in Nigeria election for new governors (Associated Press)

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Millions of Nigerians voted Saturday to elect state governors but faced intimidation and violence in some cities amid heightened ...

In Lagos, trader Monica Obi lamented the high price of food items. The Nigerian Constitution grants enormous powers to state governors, who are immune from prosecution while in office. A record 87.2 million people were registered to vote in the election, but observers reported low turnout Saturday, perhaps even lower than in the February elections. If you vote for PDP (one of the political parties), they will give you 200 naira,” Igwe said. The group, which deployed more than 1,200 observers for the election, said violence in the election was more rampant in the southern region. The All Progressives Congress lost the state in last month’s presidential and legislative elections.

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Nigerians vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to ... (CNN)

Nigerians began voting on Saturday in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election – amid reports of electoral ...

“Sanwo-Olu has not been spectacular but is believed to have performed well in some aspects of keeping Lagos going. “For the first time, PDP is going to take Lagos, and I’m going to be the governor,” says Adediran. “The incumbent Sanwo-Olu has a good chance of holding his job. “They (Obidients) won Lagos in the last (presidential) poll but feel cheated and suppressed. the streets of Lagos are yearning for a breath of fresh air and that is what we represent,” he adds. “I’m next governor of Lagos state,” he declared. One of our agents was shot and he is dead,” Labour candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, running to be governor of Lagos state, said in a video statement. As President-elect, his influence may have grown in Lagos but the Obidients are strong,” Amadi says, speaking of supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. But he faces a serious challenge from Gbadebo (Rhodes-Vivour) who has the momentum (of the Obi wave). The idea of a new Lagos … It depends on how motivated and aggrieved the Obidients feel now,” he said. But only two are viewed as real threats to his reelection.

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Governorship Election: Live Updates, Results from 28 States (Daily Post Nigeria)

The Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections hold across the country today, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Governorship election will take place.

Mohammed Nuhu of Bachita polling unit in Tunga said, ” the last time we voted it did not count. The election has been peaceful in Ogun West and Ogun Central. We are tired of coming out after the pains we went through”. Atiku said, “I still don’t believe in INEC. “We are confident, that is why we came all out to campaign very well. We hope that results are transmitted from polling units as INEC has promised. “Relatively, we believe we are doing well with information trickling in so far. In Ogun East, aside from Sagamu, Odogbolu and Ijebu-Ode where they’ve been attacking people. It’s quite sad for our democracy that this is happening in Ogun East. It is most embarrassing for us in Ogun State, what we are witnessing in this election,” he said. We were informed that members of the opposition party have become very violent. I have seen photos and videos.

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Nigeria counts votes in elections to choose new state governors (Reuters)

Saturday's election follows disputed presidential vote · Voter intimidation, violence reported in some places · Ruling party faces stiff challenge in Lagos ...

Governors wield enormous influence in Africa's most populous nation of more than 200 million and their support often decides who becomes president. The ruling APC's incumbent Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has been in the Lagos state government for the past two decades, faces a strong challenge from Labour Party's Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, an architecture and political activist. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The race that has generated the most interest is in Lagos, Tinubu's home state and Nigeria's commercial hub, where he is nicknamed the "While the commission remains grateful to the security operatives, it condemns such acts of thuggery, intimidation and disenfranchisement of voters," INEC said in a statement. LAGOS, March 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria's election officials counted ballots after polls closed on Saturday in a delayed vote to pick new state governors, amid reports of scattered violence and voter intimidation, including in Lagos, where a tight race was expected.

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LIVE UPDATES: Voting Ends As Counting Begins In Gov, House Of ... (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the governorship and house of assembly elections in Asari-Toru and Degema Local Government ...

Millions of voters get to choose their governors and state house of assembly members for a new four-year term. again. Finally, election day is here...

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Nigeria 2023 Governorship Elections Live Results: Counting of ... (Legit.ng)

Voting has ended and the sorting and counting of votes have commenced in many polling units in the 2023 governorship and state House of Assembly elections.

PDP - APC - PDP - 0 PDP - 1 Nigeria 2023 Governorship Election Live Results are now trickling in many Polling Units. APC - 0

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Official governorship election results from local govts (LIVE UPDATES) (Premium Times)

Voting has ended in the governorship and state assembly elections that were held Saturday and the collation of results has begun at local government levels.

From the ward collation centres, the results were further collated for each of the local governments across the country. INEC has already scheduled the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo for November. Good journalism costs a lot of money. The breakdown shows that Abia, Akwa Ibom, Plateau and Taraba States have the highest number of candidates with 18 each followed closely by Delta, Enugu, Kano, Rivers and Sokoto with 17 candidates each. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the exercise was held in 1,021 state constituencies – 28 governorship and 993 assembly seats. Cross River and Yobe have the least number of candidates with 11 each.

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Lagos State Governorship election result 2023: Live updates from ... (BBC News)

Millions of Nigerians dey vote for wetin some sabi pipo say be di most competitive general elections since military rule end.

Unlike di presidential election, na Inec resident electoral commissioners for each state go call di winner and results for di state afta dem collate at di local goment level and bring to di state collation centre. But asides di govnorship election wey go be for 28 states, elections for members of state assemblies go happun for all di 36 states of di kontri. Na 21 local goment areas dey Lagos state wey be di commercial capital of Nigeria.

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