Kunle Idowu, Abeokuta
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, failed to show up at his polling unit to cast his vote in today’s governorship and national assembly elections
Obasanjo who had thrown his support behind the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi voted during the presidential election.
However, he was nowhere no be found at his polling unit 22 ward 11, Olusomi compound ,Totoro, Abeokuta-north local government area of the state, for the governorship and state house of assembly elections.
When contacted Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi said his boss had travelled out of the country 10 days before the election.
Akinyemi in a phone interview said Obasanjo was billed to return a day before the election but had yet to arrive.
Our correspondent’s findings showed that Obasanjo had never been absent on the election days .
He said “Chief Obasanjo had traveled 10 days ago to India, US and, UK.
*He was supposed to return back to the country yesterday (Friday) March 17 but could not return.”