Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, expressed satisfaction with the voting process. He said after casting his ballot at Agulu, Anambra State’s Amatutu Ward.
He claimed that because he has so much on his plate, he would not collaborate with any of his rivals.
But, he asserted that God, who had appointed him governor of Anambra State, might also serve as Nigeria’s president.
His poling unit had a huge attendance, and as he was leaving, the jubilant throng applauded him.
In the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a presidential candidate for the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), has cast his ballot.
At around 11 am, Kwankwaso cast his ballot at his Tandu Pooling Unit in Kano state’s Madobi Local Government District.
The NNPP presidential candidate found it difficult to enter the voting booth because of an uproarious swarm of supporters.
He stated, “There was delay in voting. Voting started here by 11 am. Some parties are written on the ballot paper, not only that it’s not clear and I think these are some of the issues that will be addressed in the nearer future.”
Officers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrived at Alhaji Kukawa, polling unit 023, Maiduguri, Borno State, which is the voting location for Kashim Shettima, the APC vice presidential candidate.
Recall that the anti-graft agency also barged into Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s voting location as the APC’s presidential candidate.
Similar to this, there were hints that anti-graft organizations like the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have conducted raids in Kaduna State to stop vote buying.
Senator Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian lawmaker and social critic, revealed this in a tweet.
Sani said the raid was successful, stating it was carried out on the eve of the presidential and National Assembly election.
“The anti-corruption agencies have successfully made some raids in Kaduna yester night in order to stop vote buying,” he stated in the tweet.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, is upbeat about the prospects for a progressive and transforming Nigeria.
After casting his vote at his polling location in Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos State, Tinubu made this statement while answering questions from reporters.
He said, “I look forward to a progressive and transformative Nigeria. It has arrived. Democracy is here and here to stay.”
The APC candidate for president highlighted that he had a strong turnout, which he described as expected and a commitment to democracy.
He said, “This is expected. It’s a We need a good turn out. The democratic process takes sway.”
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has voted in the current presidential and national assembly elections.
At Unit 019, Lateef Jakande Avenue/Femi Okunnu in Ikoyi II, Sanwo-Olu cast his ballot.
The governor of Lagos State praised the high voting turnout.
His words were, “I’m happy that the voting is going on without any form of hinderance and intimidation. I want to confirm that it is live and fair here and I think there’s a fairly good turn out here.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staff was attacked on Saturday, according to the Gombe State police. They were camped out at the Tudunwada Primary School in the city of Gombe.
In an interview with the Newsmen in Gombe on Saturday, Mr. Oqua Etim, the police chief there, confirmed the attack.
According to him, ”They were attacked by suspected hoodlums. It is very unfortunate, the ad hoc staff moved with materials ahead of the security personnel. That was the mistake they made.
“They were trying to settle in before other colleagues who were to go with the security team from INEC office.
“Unfortunately the hoodlums took advantage of that. We have taken steps to ensure that such situation doesn’t occur again.
“This has never happened. We planned that as they leave the INEC office as a team, they will be escorted to their various locations.”
Every effort to get INEC’s response on the situation was unsuccessful.
As of the time this story was filed, Mohorret Bigun, the state’s INEC Public Affairs Officer, had not returned any calls.
Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, voiced confidence in his ability to win the election.
Atiku made this statement to reporters after casting his ballot at Ajiya 02 in Adamawa’s Yola North Local Government’s Gwadabawa Ward.
Atuku voted at precisely 9:10 a.m.
The PDP candidate for president voiced confidence in his ability to win.
He urged his fans to begin their celebration right now.
In today’s general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has asked Nigerians to cast their votes for the candidate of their choice rather than staying at home and praying.
This was said by Ms. Agnes Akpe, the INEC’s Federal Capital Territory Head of Voter Education and Publicity Department, when she announced that the INEC was prepared to hold elections there.
According to Akpe, the distribution of sensitive items started on February 23 and ended on February 24 with the Abuja Municipal Area Council receiving the final batch.
The papers, according to her, were delivered to the six area councils so that interested parties, including the media, political parties, and other agents, could see how they were distributed.
She said, “Your prayer points will not count, it is your vote that will count.
“So, we brought the materials for the six area councils here. The reason for bringing them here was that the media could be a witness and the political parties, IPAC and other agents.
“Aside from that, we also needed to add the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System that was with us because we had to configure them for each of the polling units.
“When they brought the ballot papers, we added the BVAS for each of the area councils and sent them under heavy security.
“So, we are pretty much ready. ”
Voters are not permitted to use mobile phones or any other photography equipment inside the polling booth to snap images of the party they chose to support, the Independent National Electoral Commission has cautioned.
This was announced during a news broadcast on Channels Television by Barrister Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairperson of INEC Voter Education and Publicity Committee.
He stated that anyone caught would face prosecution and go to jail.
His words were, “No one will be allowed to take his or her phone to the voting cubicle. It is prohibited.
“Officials of the ICPC, EFCC and security agencies will be on hand to monitor and ensure that the law in that respect is not violated.”
On Friday evening, election eve, a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps van carrying poll materials from Abuja to Lagos collapsed.
According to reports, the incident happened on the Giri Roundabout bridge in Abuja. Also, the truck was transporting NSCDC employees to Lagos.
People are seen helping to clean up papers that appear to be election materials from the ground in a social media video.
One of the passengers suffered a head injury, according to a man who spoke on camera. He claimed that some of the passengers were hurt.
He did however mention that certain senior NSCDC officers had been transferred to a separate location.
He explained, “When the accident occurred, those in the back hit the wood, and one person in front received a head wound. He might not be able to survive, I’m not sure.
“We then called for help. But some of the senior officers were moved to Gwarindada.”
