By Bello Adisa

Kaduna (Nigeria) – Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has told contestants in the governorship and state houses of assembly elections to accept the outcome of the polls.

This was as he told the contestants to accept the results by emulating the exemplary step of President Goodluck Jonathan who conceded defeat even before official announcement declaring his opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari winner of the race.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit in Kaduna Northwest Nigeria, Sambo said at the end of the race a winner and a loser is bound to emerge.

According to him, “we always believe in the rule of law and whether Muslim or Christian, there is always one person that will be a winner. So, whatever the outcome, Mr President has gave a very good example by been the first to congratulate the President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and I also did the same.

“It is expected that the President has put another standard into the politics of Nigeria and politics of Africa and believe the standard will be maintained. We are looking forward to all Nigerians to cooperate with this administration even though it will come and go but Nigeria remains.

“All of us can contribute to development of the country whether inside or outside the government. So, the outcome should be taken in good faith and make Nigeria move forward,” VP Sambo said.

On the low turn out witnessed in the polls in Kaduna, Sambo said “I cannot say precisely what is responsible for the low turn out, but it happened like that,”

Kaduna
Africa Prime News observed that there was a general voters apathy within Kaduna metropolis.

At unit 010, Cinema Close Narayi in Kaduna metropolis INEC ad hoc officials were sighted seated, waiting for voters to come out for accreditation.

Africa Prime News gathered that as at 11:45am, only 71 voters out of 450 registered voters of the unit were accredited to cast their votes.

Another report says election materials were received on time in Sarki Street of Unguwan Romi in Kaduna, but only few voters were out to cast their votes.

Africa Prime News reporter who monitored poling unit 024 along Murnona road, Unguwar Sarki GRA reported of similar low turnout of voters in the area.

Gombe
A journalist Titus Usman covering southern Gombe State, Northeast Nigeria reports of massive turnout of voters in the Local Governments.

He said the turn out were higher than what was seen during the presidential elections.

As at the time of writing this report, he had visited some poling units in  Billiri, Kaltungo and Balanga LGAs.

Some voters including Lydia Kure and Ishaku Kure in unit 012 located in Lakarai of Banganje in Billiri Local Government of Gombe State told Africa Prime News that more than 70% of voters have turned out in the unit which has 495 registered voters.

Lagos
A voter simply called Mrs Owo at poling unit 011 in Ijesha Street of Olaleye Village Ward In Lagos Mainland described the turnout as not too bad.

She Africa Prime News that it took her less than 2 minutes to accredit, adding that the card reader worked well, “the process was stress-free, ten of my fingers were fingers scanned, there after they checked my details on their records and gave me a paper, then asked me to come at 3:15 pm to cast my vote and when I came, it took me less than a minute to cast my vote.”

Asked on the turn out she said “the turn out was not too bad. I think they gave each voter a separate time to come and cast their vote to avoid congestion, because when I went there were very scanty people. My worry id that people will not be there to witness the counting of the vote.”

By Bello Adisa

Kaduna (Nigeria – Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has since been accredited to vote in the Kaduna Governorship and State House of Assembly election.

VP Sambo who was accompanied by his wife, Hajia Amina Sambo were accredited around 11am at his polling unit, 011 Police College, Kabala Ward.

The VP and his wife accreditation exercise went pretty well as they were accredited within 2 minutes.

Speaking shortly after undergoing the accreditation exercise, VP Sambo commended the INEC officials.

He also described the exercise as a peaceful and orderly.

By Mohammad Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) – Governor of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, Muktar Yero Ramalan has urged electorates to accept result of governorship elections in good faith, saying God gives power to whoever He wills.

Governor Yero who disclosed this shortly after been accreditated at his poliing unit in Zaria city also sues for peaceful poll across d state.

Report says the governor arrived the polling unit accompanied by his wife and security agents.

Hundreds of electorates among them youth cheered him as he waved them at the unit.

Both incumbent Governor Yero and his main rival from the APC opposition party, El-Rufai are from Zaria city.

By Mohammad Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) – All Progressive Congress Governorship Candidate in Kaduna Northwest Nigeria, Nasir El-Rufai has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for the low turn out of electorates in the ongoing governorship elections in the state.

It was gathered that there was voters apathy within the metropolis.

The opposition candidate arrived the venue of the accreditation at his 024 polling unit along Murnona road, Unguwar Sarki GRA around 9:55 am.

Fielding question from newsmen, El-Rufai said the electorates were bothered about the PDP thugs.

” People are bothered about the miscreants PDP promised to unleashed on them.

” But we have been assured by the police and army that there will be enough security on ground to forestall any violence.

” So am calling on voters to come out and exercise their civic right.

On his chances El-Rufai said ” APC has a wide acceptance in Kaduna and so we are optimistic that at the end of the day, it’s people that will decide,” he said.

By Mohammad Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) – Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) National Youth Wing has endorsed All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Nasir El’Rufai for saturday’s election in their state, located in Northwest Nigeria.

Chairman of the Political Committee of SOKAPU Youth Wing, Joshua Gimba disclosed this to journalists in Kaduna.

He blamed People’s Democratic Party under the incumbent governor for not doing enough to stop the killings taking palace in the area, adding that the party which they held unto has failed the youth of the area.

“We the aggrieved youth southern Kaduna feels that the government has a hand in the systematic killings and attacks of youth , women and children of the area the two years since governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero took over mantle of leadership.”

According to him members of SOKAPU can not afford to elect leaders that can’t defend their interests.

“Governor Yero has no regards for traditional rulers who are custodians of the culture and tradition of Southern Kaduna People .

“We urge our youth and all the voters to vote out PDP because if Yero is voted back into office he might continue to be a stooge of the Vice President, Namadi Sambo,” he said.”

He urged the people of southern Kaduna to come out en masse to support El-Rufai on Saturday.

The decision is coming 2 days before the Gubernatorial and States Houses of Assembly elections in the country.

Southern Kaduna is known to be the stronghold of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

Gimba however called on all electorate in the area and across the state to remain calm and law abiding before, during and after the elections.