Tinubu’s firm grip on Lagos politics now faces an unprecedented threat in Obi’s third-force Labor Party, after losing on home turf. This is partly credited to political godfather and kingmaker, Bola Tinubu, who is said to have handpicked every Lagos governor since leaving office in 2007.
The battle for Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub and one of Africa’s largest cities has typically been a two-party race that has never been won by the opposition. Several observers including the European Union also said the election fell short of expectations and “lacked transparency.” The presidential elections on February 25 were widely criticized for widespread delays, outbreaks of violence and attempts at voter suppression. Obi has rejected Tinubu’s victory and is contesting the results in the courts. Obi caused shockwaves when it emerged he beat President-Elect Bola Tinubu in his Lagos home turf but placed third in the presidential poll. As President-elect, his influence may have grown in Lagos but the Obidients are strong,” Amadi says, speaking of supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. “This may be the most competitive governorship election in Lagos State,” political analyst Sam Amadi tells CNN.”Many have tried to upturn Lagos in the past and failed because of the entrenched power of Bola Tinubu. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states.īut all eyes will be on the tense contest for control of the country’s wealthy Lagos State. Who is Nigeria's new President-elect Bola Tinubu? (AP Photo/Emmanuel Osodi) Emmanuel Osodi/AP Reports of disenfranchisement continued Saturday, as around 6,000 residents of Victoria Garden City in Lagos said their polling station had been moved outside of their gated complex without notice and claimed electoral staff left before a single resident had cast a vote.īola Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria ruling party speaks during the flag off campaign ahead of the 2023 Presidential election in Jos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) spokesman Festus Okoye told CNN, “We are collating and harvesting reports from the different states of the federation before we can take a decision.” One of our agents was shot and he is dead,” Labour candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, running to be governor of Lagos state, said in a video statement.
“From all over Lagos we are getting distressing reports of voter intimidation, voter suppression. Nigerians began voting on Saturday in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election – amid reports of electoral violence and voter disenfranchisement.Ī party official was shot and killed in Lagos Saturday during the elections for Nigeria’s new state governors.
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