As Nigerians prepare to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president in an election that is too close to call with four leading candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 87,209,007 voters out of the 93,469,008 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and would be expected to vote.
The commission revealed this in a document made available to journalists. On same day, Nigerians would also elect members of the 10th National Assembly.
The four leading presidential candidates are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi of Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso,
THISDAY Projects that the race is too close to call with Obi gaining momentum in Lagos State and Ogun States, while Tinubu and Atiku are slugging it out for the soul of Northern Nigeria whose votes are likely to decide the winner.
Atiku’s chances got a major boost yesterday, with Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Sufi group endorsing his candidature. The prominent Islamic scholar endorsed Atiku in a message to his followers.
Speaking on the elections on Ahotor Fm’s midday news, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Ghana Hon. Chief Clistus Elozieuwa has advised the Nigerian voters to think about the country.
Story by; Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
