Mr Samuel Goar, the Chairman of Pankshin Local Government of Plateau, has expressed satisfaction with the large turn-out of voters in the rural areas of Pankshin.

The visibly disappointed Governor repeated his advice to INEC to halt the use of the machine, to “minimize the disenfranchisement of voters over no fault of theirs. “You can see that the card reader again failed to capture my fingers. “My suggestion to INEC is to drop the use of the card reader and return to the old style of voting since these machines are not working well.”

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Adamawa, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, said on Saturday that he would concede defeat if the election was against him. Ribadu made the statement shortly after casting his vote at the Aliyu Mustafa polling unit in Yola.

Lagos – Vehicular movement restriction in Lagos State may be extended from 6p.m. to 8p.m. at the governorship and House of Assembly polls, AIG Joseph Mbu has said. Mbu, who is in-charge of Zone 2 comprising Lagos and Ogun States, told newsmen on Saturday when he visited Mr Akin Orebiyi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) […]

“I have paid my dues to the nation, but if I am called to share my experience, I am ready because the interest of this nation is my interest,’’ he said . Sanusi was the governor of the apex bank from May 1999 to May 2004. On the election process, he said accreditation was “fantastic and easier” now, compared with the presidential election on March 28.