Elections: How prominent Nigerian politicians lost in their polling units
after the Independent National Electoral Commission cited some logistics challenges around 2:30 a.m. on the first Saturday Nigerians were expected to vote.
Mr Abubakar who voted at Ajiya PU012 in Yola, capital of Adamawa State had 167 votes while the APC had 186 votes. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, voted on Saturday at the Code 33, Polling Unit II, Victoria Garden City, Lagos at 10.53a.m. This is the polling unit where Fela Durotoye, the candidate of the Alliance for New Nigerian also voted.Having endorsed Mr Abubakar of the PDP over Mr Buhari of the APC, former President Olusegun Obasanjo failed to deliver his polling unit to his favourite as he lost with a wide margin.The APC defeated the PDP at Mr Obasanjo’s polling unit in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Saturday.
The South-south National Vice Chairman of the APC, Ntufam Hilliard Etta, lost the same unit where Mr Duke voted as PDP also won the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections.PDP won the House of Representatives election by 215 votes while APC got 140 votes and SDP got six votes.The APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu also failed to deliver his unit to his party.
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