2023 Election: El-Rufai Votes, Reveals Candidate He Wants to Win

2023 Election: El-Rufai Votes, Reveals Candidate He Wants to Win

  • The governor of Kaduna, has bemoaned the low turnout of voters at his polling unit in Kaduna state
  • Although El-Rufai is not happy with the development, but he noted that election in the state so far, has been going on smoothly
  • The governor however noted that he prayed for the election victory of the APC flagbearer Bola Tinubu

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said his prayer is for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win.

The governor queued for over an hour to cast his vote, a report by The Nation confirmed.

Kaduna state, 2023 Election, INEC, Governor Nasir El-Rufai
El-Rufai lament low turn out of voters in Kaduna on election day. Photo credit: Kaduna State Government
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The Kaduna governor lamented low turnout of voters across the state and reported cases of ballot and Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) snatching in some parts.

He called residents to come out and exercise their franchise.

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El-Rufai said:

“We are grateful to Almighty God for bringing us to this day when all Nigerians will decide who will lead them for the next four years.
“In Kaduna State so far, as at the time I came here, everything has been going on smoothly.
“There have only been three incidents. Last night a rice mill was attacked by people suspected to be PDP thugs. The Police are investigating.
“This morning, we got report of one incident in Southern Kaduna where BVAS and ballot boxes were snatched and in Soba where two ballot boxes were also snatched.

Buhari votes in Katsina, party, identity of candidate president voted for Revealed

President Muhammadu Buhari and his family cast their votes in the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections in Daura, Katsina State.

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Special assistant on digital communications to president, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this in a statement shared on his Twitter Page on election day, February 25.

The tweet accompanied by photos and sighted by Legit.ng reads thus:

“President Muhammadu Buhari and his family have just cast their votes at the Sarkin Yara polling unit, in Daura, Katsina State,” he wrote via his verified Twitter handle, @BashirAhmad.

2023 presidency: PDP's Atiku casts his vote in Adamawa, speaks on voting process

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cast his vote in his hometown of Adamawa.

Speaking after performing his civic duty, Atiku expressed optimism that the process will be hitch-free for voters, Punch reports.

The former vice president said the process was simple and easy and that he cast his vote without any problem.

Source: Legit.ng

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