APC will win not less than 28 states - Senate President Ahmed Lawan boasts

Lawan made this remark after casting his vote in Katuzu ward polling unit in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State.

In a statement issues by his Special Adviser, Media, Ola Awoniyi, the Senate President said, “We are in control of the National Assembly. We have won the Presidency. We are going to win nothing less than 28 states at the end of this election.”

Lawan further noted that the rulling party, the Buhari administration, as well as the ninth National Assembly deserved some credit for the improvement witnessed in the country’s electoral process, said: “The APC and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari deserve credit, that we have allowed the process to be entirely determined by the guidelines and regulations of INEC. That we don’t use our incumbency factor to stop other political parties or opposition from winning in areas that are strong APC enclave.

“The ninth National Assembly also deserves credit for passing a law that has made the process of our elections better.

“I think there are still rooms for improvement but kudos to the ninth National Assembly for producing an Electoral Act that is giving more roles to technology to decide and influence the outcome of our elections rather than some kind of fraud.”

Commenting on the electoral process of Saturday, Lawan said that he was “happy that the BVAS is working here. I’m yet to hear any report about the failure of the process anywhere in my Local Government so far.”

Nigerians in 28 states will be heading to the polls to vote their Governors and House of Assembly Member in a general election that has so far been marred by gross irregularities.