The Moment (London)

Nigeria: Ribadu, Atiku Fail to Vote in Assembly Election

By Simon Imobo-Tswam, 4 August 2012

PRESIDENTIAL Candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were among absentees in Tuesday's House of Assembly election in Adamawa State.

At the Bako polling unit in Yola South Local Government Area, where Ribadu registered, only 208 people voted, as against 441 in last election, and Ribadu was among those that failed to show up.

Also at Ajiya Polling Unit in Yola North, Atiku did not come to vote as he did in the presidential election. Only 170 voted, compared to 389 in the presidential election of April 16.

A cross-section of people who spoke on the voter apathy blamed it on the outcome of last Saturday's election, which led to riots, and the fact that there was no governorship election in the state.

Ribadu could not be reached for comment, but Mallam Garba Shehu, Atiku's spokesman, said the former Vice President was out of the country.

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