By Ahamefula Ogbu, Benneth Oghifo, Ernest Chinwo, Kingsley Nwezeh and Alex Enumah
Millions of Nigerians will this morning troop out to elect governors for 29 states and 991 members of Houses of Assembly.
On the eve of the elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, assured Nigerians that the polls would be free and fair, while urging them to turn out massively.
He said that the commission had tackled the challenge of logistics and all materials for today’s elections had been delivered to all the local government areas.
In addition to elections into 1,082 constituencies nationwide, the commission will conduct supplementary elections in 14 states of the federation covering seven senatorial districts and 24 federal constituencies.
Security agencies have put all necessary machinery in place to ensure hitch-free elections, warning that trouble makers would be dealt with.
The battle for governorship is expected to be fierce…
