Fierce Battle in 19 States As Nigeria Elects Governors via thisdaylive
• INEC: Logistics challenges resolvedUS, British envoys canvass for peaceful polls in RiversBy Ahamefula Ogbu, Benneth Oghifo, Ernest Chinwo, Kingsley NwezehMillions of Nigerians will this morning troop out to elect governors for 29 states and 991 members of Houses of Assembly.
Security agencies have put all necessary machinery in place to ensure hitch-free elections, warning that trouble makers would be dealt with. In Adamawa State, the major contenders are incumbent Governor Jibrilla Bindow of the APC, Umaru Ahmadu of PDP and Nyako Abdul-Aziz Murtala of ADC. The APC intends to wrest power from PDP through Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, who comes with his sturdy reputation as a grassroots champion. He has been a power broker even under the military but has not been lucky to make a front run. He is a politician with deep pocket and running under the platform of the ruling party. He will not be a pushover.The governorship contest in Gombe State appears to be between the government and traditional institution.
This is coming as it said the military would not embark on reprisal attacks over the killing of its personnel in some parts of the country in the last elections. “In order to guarantee prompt response to security challenges in any part of the country, the DHQ and the Services Headquarters established Situation Rooms where security situations are monitored across the nation during the elections. This is also to further ensure compliance of AFN personnel to the code of conduct during the elections”, he said.
ocumentary evidence obtained by the plaintiff from doubtful sources, the ingredients of establishing a criminal matter were not provided to establish a case of forgery against Wike. The joint meeting with Wike, which lasted about one hour, had the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; Deputy Governor, Ipalibo Harry Banigo; Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah; and Senator Lee Maeba in attendance.
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