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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) lost to the
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State in Saturday’s presidential
election. The ACN lost in Governor Fashola’s polling unit where the PDP polled
141 votes, ACN polled 77 votes, and the CPC polled 90 votes.

However, the same feat was repeated all across
other polling units in Governor Fashola’s ward in Surulere. In polling unit 002
in front of Eko Club House, the ACN managed a mere 8 votes, CPC got 30 votes,
while PDP trounce them all with 64 votes.

At polling unit 003 on Oyediran Street, ACN
polled 26 votes, CPC polled 58 votes, and PDP got a whopping 102 votes. At
polling 004, ACN got 25 votes, CPC got 63 votes, and PDP polled 152 votes. At
polling unit 005, ACN got 31 votes, CPC got 68 votes, and PDP won with 142
votes.

Same in Tinubu’s ward

The same trend was also observed in Ikeja, where
former Governor Tinubu voted. In Mr Tinubu’s polling unit, ACN awkwardly polled
166 votes to beat PDP, which polled 140 votes, by a mere 26 votes. However, the
PDP won in all other polling units. In polling unit 008, ACN got 72 votes, CPC
got 22 votes, and PDP got 123 votes.

In polling unit 003, PDP polled 64 votes, ACN
polled 31 votes, and CPC polled 19. In polling unit 036, ACN polled 44 votes,
CPC polled 21 votes, and PDP polled 87. In polling unit 005, ACN polled 18
votes, CPC polled 31 votes, and PDP polled 99 votes. In polling unit 041, ACN
polled 37 votes, CPC polled 21 votes, and PDP polled 129 votes.

In polling unit 009, ACN polled 26 votes, CPC
polled 21 votes, and PDP polled 99 votes. In another polling unit at Ikeja bus
stop, ACN polled 49 votes, CPC polled 2 votes, and PDP polled 96 votes.

A betrayal theory?

There are allegations from Lagos voters that the
ACN sold its votes to the PDP.

The betrayal theory looks believable as ACN also
lost many polling units in Alimosho, its strongest base, to the PDP. “How
much has Jonathan spent in Lagos to deserve these huge votes?” Asked Kazeem
Ojuolape, who voted in Surulere. “I don’t believe Jonathan has this number
of supporters in this ward. I think there is sabotage somewhere.”

Many of the voters are angry that politicians
will not allow people’s choice to hold sway. “We need a man that can
change this country and that is Buhari. But I am surprised at what I am seeing
now,” said an elderly resident, Johnson Bolajoko.