AWKA: Nigeria’s Anambra state went to the polls yesterday to choose its next governor, with the result viewed as a benchmark of public support for the country’s president before a national vote in 2015.
Some 1.8 million voters are registered to decide the successor to incumbent Peter Obi, who steps down in March next year after completing a maximum two, four-year terms.
Fears of violence linked to the election have seen stringent security measures put in place in the mineral-rich southeast state, with restrictions on movement and a high police presence. AFP
