{"id":83266,"date":"2023-02-25T16:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T15:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-decides-obi-wins-polling-units-in-abuja"},"modified":"2023-02-25T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:52:06","slug":"nigeria-decides-obi-wins-polling-units-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigeria-decides-obi-wins-polling-units-in-abuja","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria decides: Obi wins polling units in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>As Nigeria decides its next president, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has won some polling units in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that sorting and counting commenced in the nation\u2019s capital at about 2:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>At Polling Unit 014, Wuse Zone 6\/Wuse III Primary School, about 490 voters were registered but only 150 persons were able to cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Obi garnered 130 while the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP shared the remaining 20 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The former Anambra governor also won four other polling units in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. As Nigeria decides its next president, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has won some polling units in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. DAILY POST reports that sorting and counting commenced in the nation\u2019s capital at about 2:30 pm. 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