ELECTION UPDATE: OSINBAJO, DUROTOYE VOTES

VP Yemi Osinbajo and Fela Durotoye, the presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), both residents of Victoria Garden City(VGC), Lagos, on Saturday voted at same polling unit–Code 33, Unit 2 in the estate. Osinbajo, who arrived at the unit at 10:28 a.m, voted at 10:53 a.m. while Durotoye voted at 12: 11 p.m. Mr Adetokunbo Ladega, Chairman, VGC, Property Owners and Residents Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was excited having two key players in the presidential contest living in the community.

VOTERS TROOP OUT

Contrary to fears that there may be voter apathy due to the postponement of elections last week, there was massive voter turnout in the nation’s capital on Saturday. At polling Unity 003 at LEA Primary School, Dutse Sagwari, the turnout was massive and the electoral officers had to give numbers to voters so as to ensure orderly conduct. Massive Turnout of voters in Osogbo Buhari Votes in Daura, Says He’s Confident of Victory Voters came out early enough even before the arrival of electoral officials.

INEC EXTENDS VOTING

The Independent National Elector Commission (INEC) has said it will extend voting time by the hours lost.

The national Commissioner of the commission, Festus Okoye, made this known while briefing journalist at the International Conference Center in Abuja.

“What the commission has decided is that in any of the States where polls opened at 9’o clock, there will be an extension of one hour and it progresses that way,” he said.

Polls were supposed to open at 8a.m. and close by 2pm.

4. GOODLUCK JONATHAN ADVICES

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says whoever loses in the ongoing election must be willing to accept defeat. Jonathan said this on Saturday after voting at unit 39, ward 13, Otazi Playground Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state. He was accompanied by Patience, his wife, and Ayi, his mother. The former president said anyone who loses election can come back another time if they think they are “good enough”. “I can only encourage people that when they lose the elections, they should accept it,” he said.

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