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Ruling Parties Struggle In Lagos, Cross River, Abia, Others Ahead of Governorship Election

factors like the continued naira scarcity, religion, and ethnic permutations might affect the decision of voters in Saturday’s governorship election across the country.

by Justice Winner
March 15, 2023
in 2023 Elections, Headline
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Ruling Parties are struggling in Lagos, Cross River, Abia, and Others ahead of the Saturday Governorship Election.

 

NewsOnline understands that as Nigerians file out on Saturday, certain factors might play a major role in deciding the governorship candidates they would vote for during the polls.

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had rescheduled the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from March 11 to March 18, 2023, due to the controversy surrounding the configuration of BVAS used during the presidential election.

 

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The National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed that the commission needed time for the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS used for the Presidential election held on February 25, 2023.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that factors like the continued naira scarcity, religion, and ethnic permutations might affect the decision of voters in Saturday’s governorship election across the country.

Lagos State

During the presidential election, APC had lost Lagos, home state of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi defeated Tinubu in Lagos.

Igbos in Lagos have been linked to Tinubu’s defeat in the state because they were accused of voting along ethnic lines. But Obi, while appearing on Arise Television, rubbished such claims.

Also, Nigerians have been groaning under their inability to have cash following the redesign of the naira. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had introduced N200, N500, and N1000 notes prior to the presidential election.

The continued scarcity of the naira might affect the chances of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates and other incumbent governors on Saturday.

Abia

In Abia, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu might fail in his bid to ensure his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, retains power. This might not be unconnected to the death of the party’s governorship candidate, Prof. Uche Ikonne.

Also, Ikpeazu lost his Senatorial bid and the Labour Party, LP, tsunami might see Alex Otti becoming the next governor of the state.

Kaduna

The APC might lose Kaduna State despite the efforts of Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Worthy of note is the people of Southern Kaduna, who might opt for the LP governorship candidate, Jonathan Asake. Over the years, the people of Southern Kaduna have suffered terrorism and killings with little or no succour coming from El-Rufai’s government. Against this backdrop, Asake stands a better chance of winning. However, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is a no-pushover in the polls, with the party winning all three senatorial seats in the Feb. 25 polls.

Cross River

Governor Ben Ayade’s alleged inability to deliver on his electoral promises might work against APC’s chances on Saturday. The governor, who would complete his second term, is a strong advocate for power to go to the south.

In the Cross River state PDP, long before the official bell was sounded, candidates from the central senatorial district had declared their intention to vie for the gubernatorial seat. This produced some discomfort within the southern caucus of the party, who citing a previous agreement, averred that the next governor should indeed come from the south. Many meetings had been held to resolve this imbroglio to no end. In the end, it has been implicitly accepted that the race is open to any aspirant, no matter the geographical base.

However, a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu said a major factor that would decide the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election is the candidates participating in the polls and not the political parties.

Ibegbu, a former spokesman of Ohanaeze, said the youths would be the deciding factor in states like Enugu, Abia, Kaduna and Lagos.

Speaking with DAILY POST, he said: “The electorates have witnessed the governance narrative in Enugu, Abia, Delta, Kaduna over the years, especially the youths who bear the brunt of misgovernance; they are going to take their destiny into their hands.

“The youths are going to reclaim their states, and the electorates have been judging the performance of their governors and political actors over the past eight years, and this would inform voting patterns. One thing I know is that it’s not going to be business as usual as regards their voting pattern.

“The people are going to take their destiny into their hands; this is not about political parties but more of individuals; the people will push away those that have nothing to offer them and take their destiny into their hands.

“People will look at the incidents of those who want to lead them; APC has two states in the Southeast- Imo and Ebonyi. If APC has good candidates in the Southeast, then you can’t discountenance them. But the Labour Party is a hurricane in the Southeast and all over the country.

“Just like you can’t stop the hurricane and a tornado, it comes and uproots everything, so is the Labour Party.”

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