ADEDOYIN JOHNSON
President Muhammadu Buhari has voted in his hometown, Daura at about 8.03 am on Saturday as voting commenced across the 36 states of the federation.
Buhari who was accompanied by his wife Aisha Buhari voted at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A, Daura with voter number 187.
Speaking to journalists after voting he told on of them who asked if he would congratulate the winner after the election, he said: “I will congratulate myself at the end of the election.”
It would be recalled that four years ago, when Buhari emerged the winner of the presidential election, the then incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan congratulated Buhari via a telephone call even before the final result was announced by Independent Electoral Commission.
This election is expected to be a tight race between Buhari of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of PDP.
