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[JUST IN] Anambra Decides: INEC Extends Voting Time Over Malfunctioning Machines

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4 years ago

November 6, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the extension of voting time in some polling units in the ongoing Anambra governorship election.

The election umpire extended the time from its usual 2:30pm to 4pm to give room for every eligible voter to cast his her ballot.

The extension followed series of complaints of malfunctioning machines and delay in capturing prospective voter for accreditation.

The Commission called for patience, assuring that no voter would be disinfranchised and all votes would count.

INFO DAILY had reported that the PDP candidate, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, had called for an extension of voting time after he encountered delay in his accreditation process before he could cast his ballot.

He had expressed fear that, with the slow pace of the machine, if the time was not extended, many eligible voters would be disenfranchised.

Also, at the APGA governorship candidate unit, Prof. Charles Soludo, INFO DAILY had reported that the machine was not working at all as over 200 eligible voters were there waiting helplessly to cast their ballots.

They too at the unit expressed fear that the usual time would not be enough for them to vote hence some of them might be disenfranchised if the time was not extended.

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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5 hours ago

November 28, 2025

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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.

Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.

Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.

“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”

Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.

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2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo

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5 hours ago

November 28, 2025

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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.

Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.

According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.

He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.

“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”

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JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC

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23 hours ago

November 27, 2025

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.

“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.