Sambo wins Polling Unit for First Time in 4 years
As results of Saturday’s elections roll in, Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, has reportedly delivered his polling unit in Kaduna state to the People’s Democratic Party in all tiers of elections for the first time since 2011.
According to reports, Sambo, who voted at the Kabala Doki 011 polling unit, Kabala Ward, Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna state, secured 105 votes while Gen. Mohammed Buhari (rtd) of the All Progressive Congress, APC, secured 20 votes .
The Vice President, after voting on saturday, had commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for permitting an alternative to non-functional card readers, allowing eligible voters with genuine Permanent Voter Cards.
He also said he was delighted by the impressive turn out of electorates across the country, and hoped the elections would be peaceful across the country.