A country that defaults to judicialising its numbers in this way to paper over incapacities in counting imperils democracy and cannot account for anything.
The president’s withholdment is fuelling rumours of him using the same delay tactics he employed with the eighth National Assembly to frustrate the crucial law.
Former aviation minister Osita Chidoka has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission for fumbling with FCT council elections ahead of the Ekiti and Osun governorship polls
Lagos is said to have a total of 4,861 new polling units spread across the under-served areas in the state.
Mr Bello said that the commission had observed challenges faced by voters due to non functionality of the BVAS and was working to address them.
PDP’s Shekwogaza Gabaya polled 13,045 votes to emerge winner, while Haruna Shekwolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 7, 697 votes.
Suleman Sabo, the Kuje council’s incumbent chairman, will now serve his second term in office.
The voters came out as early as 7:00 a.m., with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ready for the election.
While a large number of voters found their names, some who could not find theirs remained calm, keeping the atmosphere peaceful.
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A visit to some polling units in the CBD revealed that both INEC officials and election materials were arriving ahead of the election.
