{"id":85035,"date":"2023-02-26T03:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=85035"},"modified":"2023-02-26T03:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:29:46","slug":"elections-only-god-knows-who-will-win-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2023\/02\/26\/elections-only-god-knows-who-will-win-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections: Only God Knows Who Will Win \u2013 Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2022\/11\/08\/you-cant-force-me-into-debates-tinubu-blasts-atiku-obi.html\">Peter Obi<\/a> has expressed confidence that he would win the presidential poll even as he stated that only God can decide who Nigeria&#8217;s next President will be.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obi stated this after voting at Polling Unit 019, Ward 2 in Amatutu village, Agulu community in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State at about 11:57a.m. He was accompanied to the polling unit by his wife, Margaret, who equally cast her vote there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to newsmen shortly after voting, Obi said that he was so far satisfied with the electoral activities at the polling unit in his ward.<\/p>\n<p>While expressing confidence that he would win, the LP candidate made it clear that it\u2019s only God that knows who would eventually win the presidential election at the end of the whole exercise.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2023\/02\/26\/elections-obi-wins-all-five-polling-units-in-aso-rock\/\">Elections: Obi Wins All Five Polling Units In Aso Rock<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, at the various polling units monitored by our reporter, the exercise was very peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Although some of the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not arrive at some of the polling units on time, the exercise was largely rancour-free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2022\/11\/08\/you-cant-force-me-into-debates-tinubu-blasts-atiku-obi.html\">Obi<\/a>\u00a0yesterday won in all five polling units Aso Rock, Presidential Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Obi won at polling unit 123, one of the several wards where the election held with a wide margin, beating all the other candidates with as many as 86 votes.<\/p>\n<p>At the Presidential polling units the results so far declared are as follows<\/p>\n<p>ONE<br \/>\nPresidential<br \/>\nPolling Unit 121 \u2013<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 31<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 32<br \/>\nNNPP \u2013 1<br \/>\nLP \u2013 58<br \/>\nAA \u2013 1<br \/>\nInvalid \u2013 3<\/p>\n<p>TWO<br \/>\nPolling Unit 131<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 6<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 3<br \/>\nNNPP \u2013 1<br \/>\nLP \u2013 17<br \/>\nInvalid \u2013 2<br \/>\nTotal = 29<\/p>\n<p>THREE<br \/>\nPolling Unit 021<br \/>\nLP \u2013 58<br \/>\nAPC \u2013 31<br \/>\nPDP \u2013 32<\/p>\n<p>FOUR<br \/>\nPresidential<br \/>\nPolling Unit 122<br \/>\nLP 105<br \/>\nAPC 29<br \/>\nPDP 16<\/p>\n<p>Senate<br \/>\nAPC 29<br \/>\nPDP 27<br \/>\nLP 92<br \/>\nHouse of Rep.<br \/>\nAPC 31<br \/>\nPDP 27<br \/>\nLP 95<\/p>\n<p>FIVE<br \/>\nPresidential<br \/>\nPolling Unit 123<br \/>\nLP 86<br \/>\nAPC44<br \/>\nPDP 21<\/p>\n<p>Senate<br \/>\nLP 60<br \/>\nAPC 41<br \/>\nPDP 44<br \/>\nNNPP 5<br \/>\nAPGA 2<br \/>\nAA. 2<br \/>\nADC 2<br \/>\nZLP 1<br \/>\nSDP 1<br \/>\nRejected ballot 2.<\/p>\n<p>House of Reps<br \/>\nLP 63<br \/>\nAPC 46<\/p>\n<p>PDP 40<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/\"><strong>Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has expressed confidence that he would win the presidential poll even as he stated that only God can decide who Nigeria&#8217;s next President will be.\u00a0 Obi stated this after voting at 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