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However, in the 2023 election, the politics in the state took a drastic turn as the APC won in only 10 LGAs in Lagos State while LP grabbed the other 10 LGAs. The PDP did not win any.
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However, in the 2023 election, the politics in the state took a drastic turn as the APC won in only 10 LGAs in Lagos State while LP grabbed the other 10 LGAs. The PDP did not win any.
In the Nigerian political system, governors pick their successors who will follow in their footsteps and protect them when out of power. Opposition governors often expose the previous governments of different political parties and sometimes lie about, belittle or deride their achievements, according to analysts.
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Since 1999, Delta, an oil-rich state in the South-South part of Nigeria with a population of 5.6 million, has been governed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Dataphyte analyses Makinde’s chances to navigate and overcome the hurdles before him to emerge as a second-term governor on March 11th, 2023.
Dataphyte was the first to give a detailed prediction of a clear win for Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the first round of elections, without a tie and a need for a run-off election.
…Only three out of 10 people turned out to vote.
The February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections threw up major upsets that will be studied in institutions of higher learning in years to come.
He further said that winners of February 25 elections had also been declared for 423 national legislative seats, while supplementary elections would be held in 46 constituencies.
Compared to the voter turnout of 34.74 percent in the 2019 general election, the turnout in the just concluded election declined by 8.03 per cent.
Tinubu won states such as Benue, Ekiti, Rivers, Borno, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states.
Election observers and candidates are entitled to access all aspects of the electoral process, such as voter registration, printing of ballots, and packaging and distributing of confidential materials.
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 4,772 (1.02 percent) votes in the state, while the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) contestant, Rabiu Kwankwaso, polled 1,803 votes.
This is the second time a sitting governor in the state has lost his bid to pick the senatorial seat in the state.