Elections of Nigerian governors
The third set of elections in Nigeria were not quite nation-wide and not quite as popular. But, the governors are important positions in the regime. This report is from the Daily Independent in Lagos. Results later.Large Turn Out in South, Apathy in North
Nigerians in the South savoured the long Easter holiday, five days at a stretch, and on Tuesday trooped out in peace and with patience to vote for Governors and state lawmakers, without a major hitch; they just wanted to get on with it and get their lives back from today…
The story is slanted in the North, however, as voter apathy reigned – except in Kwara where people turned out in large numbers, fuelled by a Governorship fight between the PDP and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that is down to the wire…
The Governorship vote took place in only 23 states, based in part on the verdict of April 15 by the Appeal Court that extended the tenure of the Governors of Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Kogi and Sokoto. Governorship elections also did not hold in Ekiti, Ondo, Edo, and Osun.
Ballot will hold in those states on different dates in 2012.
Besides, voters in Anambra and Ekiti would not have the opportunity to elect new Governors until 2014…
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:57 AM
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