Less than 19 per cent of Lagos State voters with Permanent Voter Cards came out to vote in the governorship and state legislative elections, statistics obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH have shown.

According to the statistics released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, out of the 6.5 million registered voters in Lagos State, 5.5 million obtained the PVCs.

INEC guidelines state that only persons with the PVCs are allowed to vote, which means the 5.5 million persons were eligible to cast their ballots on Election Day.

However, figures released by INEC showed that only 1,006,074 actually voted during the general elections, representing 18.29 per cent of the 5.5 million voters with the PVCs in the state.

The winner of the governorship election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, garnered 739, 445 votes, indicating that less than 14 per cent of Lagosians with the PVCs voted for him.

The turnout of voters in the governorship and state House of Assembly polls was lower than the presidential and National Assembly elections held two weeks earlier.

The total number of accredited voters during the presidential election in Lagos was 1,196, 490, which was higher than the turnout in the governorship election by 190, 416.

From the data gathered from various state results, Jigawa recorded the highest voter turnout in the March 8 polls at 72 per cent. No fewer than 1, 169, 925 persons voted out of the 1, 625, 721 persons with the PVCs.

Sokoto has the second highest voter turnout as 60 per cent of persons with the PVCs were accredited to vote in the elections which were later declared inconclusive.

About 1, 033, 081 persons were accredited to vote out of the 1, 726, 887 with the PVCs. The figure is expected to rise as a supplementary election will hold on March 23.

Crisis-ridden Borno State, which has been battling insurgency for the last nine years, recorded a voter turnout of 1,292,138 out of the 2, 244, 376 persons with the PVC. This constitutes over 57 per cent voter turnout.

Plateau State, whose governorship election has also been declared inconclusive, registered a voter turnout of 54 per cent. The North-Central state accredited 1, 147, 025 out of the 2, 095, 409 voters who had the PVCs.

Taraba State also recorded a 54 per cent voter turnout where Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party secured a second term as governor.

Kaduna State witnessed 53 per cent voter turnout as 1,936,800 voters were accredited out of 3, 648, 831 with the PVCs.

In Adamawa State, where the last elections have also been declared as inconclusive, a 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded. About 894, 481 persons out of 1,788,706 persons with the PVCs voted. However, the figure is also expected to rise as a supplementary election will take place on March 23.

Interestingly, no state in the southern part of Nigeria recorded up to 50 per cent voter turnout.

Of all the states where governorship election held in the South, only the result of Rivers State was held back.

Delta State recorded the highest voter turnout in the South with a little above 48 per cent voter turnout. About 1,188,784 out of 2,470,924 persons with the PVCs were accredited to vote in the oil-rich state while about 37 per cent turned out to vote in Akwa Ibom.

Speaking with our correspondent, a former National Commissioner of INEC, Prof. Lai Olurode, said the election environment was not conducive for peaceful voting.

He believed that the voter turnout and the conduct of the 2015 presidential election were better than the situation in 2019.

Olurode stated, “The aftermath of the presidential election in some places, including Lagos, made many believe that their safety would not be guaranteed. The average voter wants to be sure that when he leaves his home, he will return safely.

“It is important to stress that INEC improved on logistics but other stakeholders in the electoral process probably didn’t do enough. Certainly, there is room for better performance in future elections. Nigeria certainly deserves better electoral engagement.

“Elections ought not to be the equivalent of a slaughter’s slab. Some politicians display an unbelievable level of desperation. We also need to create an electoral regime other than the present zero-sum game, one in which every participant is a winner.”

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Lagos practised "machine gun democracy "

The ruling party saw their defeat and had to use guns to fight the people who may vote them out. But evil cannot reign forever.

We told them that SW has the highest political aparthy in the country since 1999 but their ewedu media will always pin that on SE.

When we tell afonjas that Sanwo-Olu victory is a fluke, afonjas will be shaking head...paka, paka, paka like a chicken without head about to die. That real voters that voted Agbaje in 2015 in the close governorship race were denied voting. If these voters voted for Agbaje when APC still had some credibility, Tinubu's still endeared, Ambode far better than Sanwo-Olu and coupled with anti GEJ/PDP propaganda in Lagos? What then is 2019 when APC is a failure, Tinubu's mortgage of Lagos as his personal property, sack of Ambode, tribal politics and many more, is when Sanwo-Olu defeated Agbaje by 500,000 votes. Does that make sense to even a mad man?

2015 Election Result
Agbaje...697000
Ambode...812000

Borno (Home of Bokoharam) had 57% voters turnout whereas Lagos has 19%?

I pity Nigerians. Una don enter hot soup..lol

successmatters:


The average yoruba will rather stay home and eat amala than one out to vote against the Tinubu slavery.

More like they're hypnotized by the aforementioned name.

Useless APC State

successmatters:


The average yoruba will rather stay home and eat amala than one out to vote against the Tinubu slavery.

Your head dey there

It is clear that most people in the South are using those PVCs for other things other than voting.

this is too bad

successmatters:
Lagos practised "machine gun democracy "

The ruling party saw their defeat and had to use guns to fight the people who may vote them out. But evil cannot reign forever.

Who are the people to vote them out of power....


The margin for the governship election was more than 500 people.



Wake up from your slumber !

successmatters:


The average yoruba will rather stay home and eat amala than one out to vote against the Tinubu slavery.

The results from both the presidental and governship election tells a different story

You guys had the lowest vote turnout, but I guess you attributed it to your imaginary affluence as usual.


By the way, you just claimed people were not allowed to vote in Lagos because they were suppressed, only to claim they were eating Amala at home on the same thread.

Pick a storyline and stick to it.

Oh I forgot that people came out in full force to approve the kerosene sharing Governor for another four years.

Iamgrey5:
The results from both the presidental and governship election tells a different story

You guys had the lowest vote turnout, but I guess you attributed it to your imaginary affluence as usual.


By the way, you just claimed people were not allowed to vote in Lagos because they were suppressed, only to claim they were eating Amala at home on the same thread.

Pick a storyline and stick with it.

It would have been 10% participation for SW if not for the other Nigerians living in Lagos etc. Nobody lives in Ss and se except indigenous ppl

sean1000x:
When we tell afonjas that Sanwo-Olu victory is a fluke, afonjas will be shaking head...paka, paka, paka like a chicken without head about to die. That real voters that voted Agbaje in 2015 in the close governorship race were denied voting. If these voters voted for Agbaje when APC still had some credibility, Tinubu's still endeared, Ambode far better than Sanwo-Olu and coupled with anti GEJ/PDP propaganda in Lagos? What then is 2019 when APC is a failure, Tinubu's mortgage of Lagos as his personal property, sack of Ambode, tribal politics and many more, is when Sanwo-Olu defeated Agbaje by 500,000 votes. Does that make sense to even a mad man?

2015 Election Result
Agbaje...697000
Ambode...812000

500000 people voted for Buhari in Oyo state in 2011, but they could only manage over 300000 in both elections this time around.

Perhaps it hasn't occurred to you that people are allowed to change their minds in a democracy.

successmatters:


It would have been 10% participation for SW if not for the other Nigerians living in Lagos etc. Nobody lives in Ss and se except indigenous ppl

Mr

Oyo had nearly equal numbers as Lagos despite having a considerable lower numbers of voters..

I presume the SE and SS voted in Oyo state too, olobe

Iamgrey5:
Mr

Oyo had nearly equal numbers as Lagos despite having a considerable lower numbers of voters..

I presume the SE and SS voted in Oyo state too, olobe

That's what we call VOTER APATHY, comprehend?

Go school you no gree, na to dey run around in the motor parks.

Hofbrauhaus:
Borno (Home of Bokoharam) had 57% voters turnout whereas Lagos has 19%?

I pity Nigerians. Una don enter hot soup..lol

that is why thief atiku must tell us if it was boko haram that voted in borno and yobe in gubernatorial election,

meanwhile, were you not the one that tell nairalanders should be writing atikulate and collect 10,000 naira,
so, small boy like you still scam thief atiku,
na wa oo.

successmatters:


That's what we call VOTER APATHY, comprehend?

Bro stop throwing random words out of context

We are talking about Lagos in the context of Yoruba voters and South West Nigeria here and I gave you example of similar numbers of Yoruba voters in Oyo

Abi the S/S S/E are not the only voters in Lagos again, while Yorubas were busy eating Amala at home.

It’s the result of the devilish schemes and shenanigans deployed to whittle down the voting strength of the south (the targeting of PVCS with Igbo names is included in this), while using all sorts of underhand schemes to bump up the numbers in the north!

Iamgrey5:
Bro stop throwing random words out of context

We are talking about Lagos in the context of Yoruba voters and South West Nigeria here and I gave you example of similar numbers of Yoruba voters in Oyo

Abi the S/S S/E are not the only voters in Lagos again, while Yorubas were busy eating Amala at home.

What do you think caused yorubas to stay away from the polling booths?

successmatters:


What do you think caused yorubas to stay away from the polling booths?

Mention me when you can clearly state why ibos with the chance of choosing their own as a vice president after donkey years of advocating for this type of recognition refused to come out and vote.

successmatters:


It would have been 10% participation for SW if not for the other Nigerians living in Lagos etc. Nobody lives in Ss and se except indigenous ppl

190,000 idiotic pigs failed to come out because they're coward,
add that 190,000 idiotic pigs to pig agbaje total votes.
that means 190,000 idiotic pigs has PVC and they want. ’o to ge’ in lagos.

buhariguy:
190,000 idiotic pigs failed to come out because they're coward,
add that 190,000 idiotic pigs to pig agbaje total votes.
that means 190,000 idiotic pigs has PVC and they want. ’o to ge’ in lagos.

Typical yoruba, cursing to derail the thread instead of crying because INEC has exposed them. Sorry ehh

Iamgrey5:
Mention me when you can clearly state why ibos with the chance of choosing their own as a vice president after donkey years of advocating for this type recognition refused to come out and vote.

This is not about Igbos, face the topic or I will kick you out

successmatters:


This is not about Igbos, face the topic or I will kick you out

What topic

The one in your head about Yorubas eating Amala at home or the real topic of few people going out to vote generally across the southern region of Nigeria

Xander85:
It’s the result of the devilish schemes and shenanigans deployed to whittle down the voting strength of the south (the targeting of PVCS with Igbo names is included in this), while using all sorts of underhand schemes to bump up the numbers in the north!

Taaaaa. we hear you loser

No thanks to THIEF.NUBU, Mc Oluomo and their politics of slavery, thuggery and bullion van.

That Jigawa recorded 70% and Borno about 53% shows how rigged the elections were in the North.
First no election anywhere in the demicratic world can record up to 70% voter turnout.
Insurgents ridden Borno cannot record up to the 53% because the number of people displaced alone by the insurgency,those that lost their voter cards and those that still live in fear.
What these figures just did is confirm what is already known and that is the fact that the elections were massively rigged in the North for Buhari.

Money don land

doctokwus:
That Jigawa recorded 70% and Borno about 53% shows how rigged the elections were in the North.
First no election anywhere in the demicratic world can record up to 70% voter turnout.
Insurgents ridden Borno cannot record up to the 53% because the number of people displaced alone by the insurgency,those that lost their voter cards and those that still live in fear.
What these figures just did is confirm what is already known and that is the fact that the elections were massively rigged in the North for Buhari.

You are a dumb fellow.jigawa state has always recorded close to 60% turnout.even before the polls,they were expected to record similar turnout.it is an open secret that northerners participate im voting more than southerners.
You claim that no democratic nation records up to 70% turnout but you forgot that in 2003,2007 and 2011 polls,most ss and se states had a turnout of over 70%.in 2015,rivers and akwa ibom surpassed the 70% mark