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#NigeriaElections2023: Obi Floors Tinubu, Atiku At Presidential Villa

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The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, floored the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and that of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja.

Obi won the highest total number of votes cast for the presidential candidates at all the 12 polling units observed by our correspondent at the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja, on Saturday.

At polling unit 124 at the Presidential Villa, City Centre, FCT, with a total number of six registered voters, and a total of four votes cast, LP recorded two votes, the Peoples Democratic Party also recorded two votes, while the ruling All Progressives Congress recorded zero votes, with no invalid vote.

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Also at polling unit 125 at the Presidential Villa, City Centre, FCT, with a total number of 27 registered voters, and a total of 14 votes casted, LP recorded 10 votes, PDP one vote, and APC one vote, while two votes were declared invalid.

At polling unit 130 at the Presidential Villa, City Centre, FCT, with a total number of 174 votes cast, LP recorded 113 votes, APC 26, PDP 25, NNPP one vote, A Party two votes, ZLP one vote, Boot Party one vote, while five votes were declared invalid.

Also, at polling unit 121, LP scored 58, APC 31, while PDP scored 32. At PU 131, LP scored 17, APC six, and PDP scored three.

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Meanwhile, at the largest polling unit in the presidential villa, PU 021, LP scored 194, APC 94, PDP 70. And at polling unit 022, LP scored 174, APC 71, and PDP scored 78.

At polling unit 122, LP scored 105, APC 29, and PDP scored 16. At PU 123, LP scored 86, APC 44, and PDP 21.

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At polling unit 128, LP scored 12, APC scored one, and PDP got zero votes. At PU 126, LP scored 42, APC scored 11, and the PDP scored 12. Meanwhile, at PU 06, LP scored eight, APC five, and the PDP scored two votes.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that early voters present at different polling units at Aso Villa on Saturday complained about the late arrival of ad-hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

It was observed that the INEC ad-hoc staff arrived at about 9:20 am, while hundreds of voters were already present.

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A voter identified as Ayodele who spoke said he arrived at his polling unit at the Presidential Villa at about 6 am.

Ayodele said, “I’ve been here since 6 am, and it’s unfortunate that these guys just arrived minutes past 9 am. I hope they’d also vote start earlier.”

As you can see the INEC staff are just arriving, and they came late. We’ve been waiting here for so long.” Another voter, Precious told our correspondent.

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An ad-hoc staff who didn’t mention his name The PUNCH said they arrived late because INEC officials didn’t give them election materials on time.

He said, “It’s not our fault that we arrived late. INEC officials didn’t give us electoral materials on time. But we assure voters that the election process will be seamless.”

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The PUNCH also observed the presence of police officers, operatives of the Department of State Security Service, and some military officers.

Also, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, was earlier sighted at the Presidential Villa inspecting polling units along with his team.

In a short chat with journalists, Bawa applauded the ongoing exercise.

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Bawa said, ”We have visited several polling units in Abuja and so far. We have not witnessed any incident of vote buying.”

 

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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“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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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.

READ ALSO:JUST IN: Atiku Officially Joins ADC, Registers With Party In Adamawa

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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.

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