Reputed Africa’s richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the turnout in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections was the highest he had witnessed in more than two decades.
Speaking to Channels Television after casting his ballot, , Dangote said, “The turnout is very, very impressive. I’ve been voting since 1999 when we returned to democracy and this time around I’ve seen much more than the usual times.”
Dangote’s comments echo similar statements made by the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who tweeted after casting her ballot.
“The turnout is unbelievable, the largest I have ever seen in all the years I have voted in the village. Young and very old all are here,” Okonjo-Iweala tweeted.
However, the Independent Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to disclose the voter turnout figures.