Tomorrow’s Elections: States That May Feel The Buhari Factor -LEADERSHIP

The presidential election of Saturday, March 28, in which Gen Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won, is, to say the least, a game-changing happenstance. Apart from a change of baton from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, the historic outcome of that election will define tomorrow’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. PEMBI DAVID-STEPHEN writes.
Considering Buhari’s landslide victory in Kano, Bauchi, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Kaduna and Zamfara states, there is no gainsaying that gubernatorial candidates of the APC in these states could be having easier rides to the government houses of the respective states.

There is general feeling that there may be a bandwagon effect in the voting pattern in the April 11 governorship and state assembly elections in the affected states. Similarly, the results of the last election equally show that APC is in a comfortable position, having swept the majority votes in five of the six states in the region. Some political pundits, however, believe that the governorship election may not follow the same pattern, especially in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun states.

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