The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won the polling unit of President Muhammadu Buhari, in Daura, Katsina State. Tinubu has also swept the polling unit of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and that of the APC National Legal adviser, Ahmed El Marzuq, also in Daura, Katsina State. At Buhari’s polling unit, Tinubu polled 215 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 51 and Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) got 37. In the senatorial election, the APC got 184, PDP 51 and NNPP 4. For the House of…
Author: Victor Fola
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he voted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the ongoing 2023 presidential election. Buhari cast his vote on Saturday morning alongside his wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, & other family members, at Ward A, Sarkin Yara Polling Unit, 003 In rare show of loyalty, Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, displayed his ballot paper, with thumb print for All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has reaffirmed on his preferred successor. He…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has cast his vote at a polling unit in Ikeja, Lagos state. Tinubu who was treated to a rousing welcome on his arrival at his polling unit was accompanied by his wife, Remi, and other party chieftains. Addressing newsmen, Tinubu expressed how confident he is towards emerging victorious in the ongoing election On his take on the voting process, he admitted it is “going smoothly” and “going well”. He also remarked on the turnout of voters, saying it is a positive for democracy. “This is expected, we need a…
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday was treated to a rousing reception at his polling unit in Ikeja. Tinubu who was accompanied by his wife, Remi to cast his vote was regaled in a blue kaftan donning his signature cap. In a video shared on Twitter by an APC member, Dada Olusegun, the crowd went ecstatic at the arrival of the APC candidate who has been strongly tipped to sweep the votes in Lagos in the ongoing presidential election. https://twitter.com/DOlusegun/status/1629411045188960256?t=2pmU4KFfZuRbrOfjaY0lSw&s=19
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that no one will be allowed to vote without their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in today’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Director Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Victor Aluko, said this while on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Friday evening. He revealed that the commission had not reviewed its position, describing as fake news, reports that people could approach the polling units without their voter cards. “INEC has not reviewed that slogan. No PVC, no voting. It still subsists. And we have been drumming…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed its readiness for the conduct of the general elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), . Ms Agnes Akpe, Head of Voter Education and Publicity Department INEC FCT made this known while revealing that the non-sensitive materials were distributed weeks ago. Akpe said that the distribution of sensitive materials began on Feb. 23 and the last batch was distributed to the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Feb. 24. She said that on Feb. 23, the sensitive materials were collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ). She said that the…
The All Progressives Congress in Abia State has debunked reports claiming that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was suspended from the party. Kalu, who is the former governor of Abia State and currently the Chief Whip of the Senate, was on Friday reported to have been suspended by the Abia State chapter of the APC. In reaction to the report, the spokesperson of the Abia State APC, Hon. Okey Ezeala described it as the handiwork of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to evoke confusion a few hours before the elections. He asserted that Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North senatorial district,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the presidential election on Saturday will be concluded and a winner declared as quickly as possible. The previous presidential election in 2019 took the electoral body two days to declare its result. In a media briefing on Friday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said the Commission will speed up the process this year. “I just want to say that we will ensure that it (result declaration) will be done speedily. I can’t put a finger on the number of days or number of hours it will take, but it will be done…
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aaliyu, has said that the Tinubu/Shettima presidency will bring a new narrative to the country. She said this when she led a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima (NUFTS), on a special medical outreach to an exclusively Christian community of Piwoyi in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT. According to Aliyu, the medical outreach was basically to provide much-needed and expected medical care for members of Piwoye community, which…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the Enugu East senatorial election over the death of Oyibo Chukwu, Labour Party’s candidate. INEC chairperson, Mahmood Yakubu, announced the development on Friday during a media briefing at the national collation centre in Abuja. Chukwu was killed and set ablaze at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu South Local Government Area on Wednesday after gunmen opened fire on his convoy killing him and his personal assistant. Details later…