Presidential Elections 2019 in Nigeria

As voting for the presidential and National Assembly elections gets underway nationwide, an agent of the PDP has allegedly been shot dead in Rivers state. The individual is said to have been shot by security personnel.

Senator Andy Uba on Saturday, February 23, after casting his vote in Anambra state, expressed optimism in his ability to win the senatorial seat at the ongoing presidential, National Assembly elections in Nigeria.

Some women in the Nembe area of Bayelsa state took to streets on Saturday, February, 23, and marched on the Independent National Electoral Commission in protest against alleged hijack of materials meant for the local government.

As Nigerians across the country cast their votes in presidential and National Assembly elections, 10 youths have been arrested in different areas of Bende LGA, Abia state for allegedly attempting to snatch ballot boxes.

Soldiers stopped residents of the southern part of the Kaduna metropolis whose polling units are located in the various places at the city centre. According to the soldiers, they had orders from above not to allow movement.

In this highly charged article, the writer, Buchi Obichie, questions the rationale behind giving four more years to the Muhammadu Buhari administration. She expresses anger and disappointment at the present government.