ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo failed to show up during Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections.
His polling unit was unit 22, Ward 11, Olusomi compound, Totoro, area of Abeokuta-North local government area of the state, Ogun State.
It was gathered that this was the first time since 1999 that the two-time Nigerian president will not vote in an election.
Obasanjo, who openly endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, during the 25 February election, is reportedly out of the country.
He said to have travelled out of Nigeria 10 days before the governorship and State Assembly elections and is yet to return.
Obasanjo became Nigeria’s first elected president after the country returned to democracy in 1999 from military rule.
Also, in 2003, he was re-elected for another term.