A former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), was inexplicably absent at his polling unit to vote for the candidate of his party, All Progressives Congress, for Surulere 1 House of Representatives seat.
Fashola, who was expected at the polling unit with the wife, Abimbola Fashola, was not seen throughout the election.
Journalists, who waited for the former Minister of Power, Works and Housing from 8am when the election started, left for other places after hours of waiting, while some stayed till the end on the possibility of his coming.
One of the party members who pleaded anonymity said that the former governor was actually expected to come around to exercise his franchise.
The party member said: “We actually expected him but along the line it was clear that he will not be coming again.
“I heard that he is not in town.”
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that voting for the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 in Polling Unit 002 at State Junior Grammar School (Special), Itolo Street, Eric Moore, Surulere started at 8am as Independent National Electoral Commission agents arrived on time to set up the unit.
The unit, which is the venue where Fashola was expected to cast his vote, saw voters trickling in.
The unit, which had 750 registered voters, recorded only 45 voters who came to exercise their franchise.
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