Nigerians on February 25 elected former Lagos state governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as president. Governorship polls were held in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states on March 18. In Kebbi, INEC declared APC candidate Nasir Idris the winner with 409,225 votes, beating his PDP rival Aminu Bande who scored 360,944. Binani, the only woman running in the governorship elections, is facing off against incumbent Ahmad Fintiri of the PDP. “The action of the REC (resident electoral officer) is a usurpation of the power of the returning officer.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 18, 2023 01:04 UTC