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Anambra LG Polls witness low turnout, absence of electoral officials

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Anambra LG Polls witness low turnout, absence of electoral officials, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the polls reported that there was heavy security presence at the polling units and wards visited.

NAN reports that people were going about their normal businesses as very few people were seen at the polling units visited at PU 002 located at Ofuiyi Square, Umueze at Isuofia Ward 13 and PU 007, Central School, Ozala in Isuofia Ward 13 in Aguata LGA.

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Other PUs visited were PU 002 Ward 01, Ekwulu Village Hall, Umuona and PUs 004, 005, 006 and 007, all in Umuona in Aguata Local Government Area.

At Ofuiyi polling unit, 002, Isuofia ward, Aguata LGA, electoral officials arrived at 8:15 am and voting commenced at 8:30a.m while at PU 002 Ward 01, Ekwulu Village Hall, Umuona voting materials had not arrived as of 9. am.

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An electorate, Joy Okenyi at Ward 01, PU 002, said the low turnout was a result of a lack of interest.

“In a normal election, you see lots of political parties and their candidates contesting and campaigning but in this case, it is just one party thing, so people lost interest,” she said.

John Ikpeze, an electorate at Ofuiyi polling unit, 002, Isuofia ward, Aguata LGA, said he was optimistic that people would come out and vote.

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“You know, the LG poll is happening after many years, so people are still trying to be sure the election is taking place.

“I believe that now that the election has commenced in many polling units, people will come out and vote,” he said.

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Meanwhile, prospective voters in Awka South were stranded as officials of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) were absent at some polling centres.

NAN observed that at about 11 am, the polling units around the Government House area also known as Agu Awka in Awka South Local Government Area neither the electoral materials nor officials of ANSIEC had arrived.

There was also the absence of electoral officials at the Nwafor Orizu demonstration school at the Commissioners’ Quarters, Awka.

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There are currently vehicular movements on roads in some parts of Awka South Local Government Area while some shops were open for business notwithstanding police restrictions on movement and business activities during the polls.


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Campaigning for Tinubu in 2023 biggest regret of my life – Kano APC chieftain

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Alhaji Abdulmajid Dan Bilki Commander, a Kano-based chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed that campaigning for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election was the biggest regret of his life.

Commander stressed that in his entire life, there has never been any decision he regretted so much than campaigning for the former Lagos State Governor.

According to the ruling party chieftain, the President has failed many Nigerians who voted for him in 2023, given the performance indicators available to every Nigerian.

Commander, who claimed to remain an active APC member, regretted dedicating his time and resources to convincing people to vote for the party.

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“It pains me, but it is the truth, and let the truth be told. I am an active member of APC, but I must admit that Nigeria’s administration under APC has failed Nigerians, and as an individual who had dedicated his time and resources in convincing people to vote for the party, I want to state here that I am regretting my action,” he told Daily Trust.

The Kano politician also declared that he must seek their forgiveness as a representative of the masses, given that the APC-led government has not delivered on its promises.

Commander added that Nigerians are suffering, and their expectations from the APC government have not been met.

“Nigerians are hungry and angry. Their security not guaranteed and governance lopsided, they couldn’t afford two square meals per day,” he said.

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ALSO READ: We are restoring confidence in Nigeria economy – Tinubu


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Another loss for PDP as Kebbi Rep member defects to APC

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Another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Salisu Koko, who represents the Koko-Besse/Maiyama Constituency of Kebbi State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Amos Magaji, representing Kaduna’s Zango Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency, defected to the ruling APC during Tuesday’s plenary.

The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, who made the announcement on the floor of the house during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, told the APC caucus to welcome Koko as one of them.

Abbas quoted Koko as attributing his defection to the protracted crisis in the opposition PDP.

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However, the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, raised a point of order, saying there was no ‘protracted’ crisis in PDP.

Chinda urged the house to acknowledge the consequences of defection without compliance with the provisions of the constitution.

Supporting the minority leader, Rep. Ben Etanabene amplified what he called the consequences of the defection, which, according to him, included the lawmaker’s vacation from his seat.

The speaker, however, overruled the point order, saying that the house had no powers to implement such constitutional provisions.

He, therefore, urged the aggrieved lawmakers to approach the appropriate quarters to address the issue.

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Maiden media chat: Tinubu showed brilliance, composure — Okupe

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A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Wednesday commended President Bola Tinubu for demonstrating brilliance, composure and a good grasp of national issues during his maiden media chat.

Okupe commended Tinubu in  an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

He was reacting to Tinubu’s first Presidential Media Chat on Monday night, marking a significant moment in his administration’s engagement with Nigerians.

The broadcast transmitted on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was a comprehensive dialogue on national issues. Okupe said,

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Kudos to the President’s media team on the first Presidential Media Chat. President Tinubu was bold, brilliant and showed brightness in expressivity

This, I dare say, he is a damn good President. And I should know, I worked for two past Presidents,

Recall that Tinubu spoke to select journalists at his Lagos residence on Monday, in his first such media appearance since he assumed office about 18 months ago.

Topics discussed included subsidy removal, tax bills, economic reforms, size of governance and corruption.


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