POLITICS
I’m confident of victory- Matawallle
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has expressed confidence of winning Saturday’s Governorship Election.
“I am confident of victory,” Matawalle said when he spoke with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at 11:03 a.m. at his 012 Buga-Buga Danfili Polling Unit in Maradun, headquarters of Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
He expressed satisfaction with INEC preparations and the smooth conduct of the polls, saying that the election had been peaceful so far across the state.
The governor lauded large turnout of voters for the election across the 14 LGAs of the state and commended the security agents for their commitments to maintaining law and order at the polls.
He appealed to the people to be law abiding and ensure peace after the election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election recorded massive turnout of voters who were mostly women across the10 wards of Maradun LGA of the state.