2023 presidential election: Shettima finally casts vote, makes crucial remarks
Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, February 25, eventually voted at his Shettimari unit.
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Legit.ng reports that after voting, Shettima said he was optimistic about the electoral process. Shettima urged all contestants to accept the outcome of the election in good faith.
He said:
”Nigerians need to work for the greater good of the nation. The longer journey is the call for national unity and progress."
On the challenges experienced, which affected his chance to vote earlier, Shettima said it is normal, in view of the huge tasks involved in organising elections in a populous country like Nigeria.
It was earlier reported that he arrived his Shettimari polling unit 001 in Lawan Bukar ward of Maiduguri metropolis but could not vote due to the absence of election officials.
He arrived at the polling unit around 10 a.m. and met many other voters waiting for the arrival of election materials and officials.
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Shettima, who was accompanied by the Governor of the state, Babagana Zulum, waited for about 10 minutes before leaving.
INEC said 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 four leading presidential candidates are Bola Tinubu of the APC; Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso.
INEC cancels voting in 7 polling units in Kogi, gives strong reason
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the election process in seven polling units of Kogi East Senatorial District was cancelled, with two polling units cancelled in Anyigba, Dekina council area, and the other five in Omala council area of Kogi state.
It was reported that one of the cancelled units was Unit 01, Abejukolo ward in Omala LGA. Thugs allegedly disrupted the polling units, firing shots into the air and causing panic, resulting in an abrupt end to the voting process.
Wike disappointed as BVAS fails to accredit him, wife at polling unit
Also, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was left disappointed when he was unable to cast his vote at his polling unit, Ward 9, Unit 7, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area, due to the failure of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to accredit him and his wife.
This is despite the efforts of the Presiding Officer, Agatha Abiokun, the BVAS failed to recognize the thumbprint or face of Governor Wike’s wife.
The governor expressed his disappointment, stating that INEC should have ensured all tools were in order before the election. He also expressed concern about the slow working of the BVAS, which could potentially disenfranchise voters and lead to unrest.
Source: Legit.ng
