Monday, May 5
Author: TheLagosianMagazine
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, has suffered defeat in the hands of Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of the APC. Wild jubilation broke out following the announcement that Mr Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes. Atiku loyalists have reacted to the results, saying the unit has been historically won by Mr Buhari. The results from Atiku’s polling unit are amongst some of the early returns trickling in from across the country in today’s presidential and federal parliamentary elections. Buhari also overwhelmingly won his polling unit in Daura, Katsina State.
The former President and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan and his mother, Madam Eunice Afeni, cast their votes at Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
The Governor cast his vote at Ogunmodede Junior/Senior College in Epe, Lagos State.
Voting materials in Okirika, Rivers State are nowhere to be found. An INEC official confirmed the diversion of the materials
The PDP Presidential candidate and his wife cast their votes at Ajiya in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
TV Cameras captured the President peeking at his wife’s ballot paper,
The video shows Obafemi Awolowo on the campign trail in 1959 as he sought election into the Federal House of Representatives.
The Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed earlier, through its Twitter handle, that the Zamfara APC will participate in the on-going elections.
President Buhari, while speaking to news agents after casting his vote, said he will congratulate himself because he will be the winner of the elections. When asked, “If you lose this election, will you accept defeat and congratulate the winner and hand over power to the next government?” He replied, “I will congratulate myself, i am going to be the winner. Thank you very much.” He said same in response to the BBC Hausa correspondent who asked the same question in Hausa.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has cast his vote in Daura, Katsina State as elections begin in Nigeria. Analysts have predicted a tight race between President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC Presidential Candidate and AtikuAbubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate.