Governorship election

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Saturday cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election. Tinubu performed his civic right at his polling unit in.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is seeking reelection for a second term. Tinubu performed his civic right at his polling unit in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos State. The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Saturday cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election.

Low turnout of voters heralded the governorship and House of Assembly elections in parts of sprawling FESTAC Town in Lagos on Saturday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports that it issued an identity card that bears its name and logo to security personnel with the inscription “Complete Access”. Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) have been asked to prioritise empowerment policies, especially for women and youths in their manifestos. There were general voter aparthy, and vote buying in the ongoing 2023 Governorship and State House Assembly elections in most of the polling units visited in Calabar metropolis in Cross River State.

He said they were waiting for more information. He added that INEC staff asked them to sign an undertaking guaranteeing their safety.

He added that INEC staff asked them to sign an undertaking guaranteeing their safety. The tweep captioned the tweet, “INEC officials refused to go inside VGC where the polling units are distributed insisting that they were instructed to stay outside VGC for the voting.” He said they were waiting for more information.

Actress Tonto Dikeh has taken to social media to share the moment she cast her vote at her hometown in Rivers state as she revealed she is optimistic.

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The election is expected to be keenly contested following the victory of Labour Party in Lagos state in the presidential election. They wanted a change for good governance and masses oriented policies and programmes.” Speaking on the chances of his party, GRV said LP will spring surprises as it did during the last presidential election.

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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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“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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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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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.