Buhari Sweeps Ward For APC With Wide Margin

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday delivered his ward for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing governorship and State House of Assembly elections.

According to Punch, the results announced by the Collation Officer for the ward, Hamza Yusuf, showed that APC scored 261 votes while PDP polled 32 votes and NNPP didn’t get any votes in the governorship election.

Similarly, the APC scored 240 votes in the State House of Assembly election while PDP scored 50 votes.

Collect Money From Politicians, Vote Your Candidate

Meanwhile, Buhari has urged electorates in Kastina State to accept money from politicians in the ongoing governorship and house of Assembly election.

Naija News learnt that Buhari made this known after casting his vote at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A in Daura, Katsina State.

The president refused to openly display his ballot paper like he did during the February 25 Presidential election which got many people talking.

According to Vanguard, Buhari who briefly spoke to newsmen both in English and Hausa languages after casting his vote said his administration had been preaching against vote-buying and monetization of politics.

He urged politicians to desist from all electoral malpractices and called on the electorate to vote for their preferred candidates even if politicians tried to offer them money.

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