There was calm in Lagos State on Saturday morning following the postponement of the presidential and the National Assembly elections.
Our correspondent, who visited some parts of the state observed that a few vehicles and pedestrians were on the roads following the postponement which was announced in the early hours of Saturday.
Some of the residents, who spoke to our correspondent were shocked to hear that the elections had been postponed.
Our correspondent, who moved through Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to Mobolaji BankAntony Road to MaryLand and Surulere observed that the few pedestrians on the roads were going about their normal businesses.
There was no visible presence of security men on the roads and some residents of the Surulere area of Lagos State were seen jogging to the National Stadium.
An Army patrol van was seen stationed at the roundabout after Teslim Balogun Stadium while the soldiers the van conveyed were seen sitting down to monitor the situation.
At the Ojota area, a resident, Mr Wale Oyewole, told our correspondent that he got the news of the postponement of the elections late and decided to use the opportunity of the postponement to visit some friends.
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Lagos State, Mr Tajudeen Balogun, also confirmed to tour correspondent that there was no report of any crisis in any part of the state as of 10 am
He said, “We have been around but we have not seen any crisis. Our men have not reported any crisis and everywhere is calm. The information ( postponement) is straightforward and I don’t think there can be any crisis but our men and other security agencies are around.”
Our correspondent, who visited some parts of the state observed that a few vehicles and pedestrians were on the roads following the postponement which was announced in the early hours of Saturday.
Some of the residents, who spoke to our correspondent were shocked to hear that the elections had been postponed.
Our correspondent, who moved through Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to Mobolaji BankAntony Road to MaryLand and Surulere observed that the few pedestrians on the roads were going about their normal businesses.
There was no visible presence of security men on the roads and some residents of the Surulere area of Lagos State were seen jogging to the National Stadium.
An Army patrol van was seen stationed at the roundabout after Teslim Balogun Stadium while the soldiers the van conveyed were seen sitting down to monitor the situation.
At the Ojota area, a resident, Mr Wale Oyewole, told our correspondent that he got the news of the postponement of the elections late and decided to use the opportunity of the postponement to visit some friends.
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Lagos State, Mr Tajudeen Balogun, also confirmed to tour correspondent that there was no report of any crisis in any part of the state as of 10 am
He said, “We have been around but we have not seen any crisis. Our men have not reported any crisis and everywhere is calm. The information ( postponement) is straightforward and I don’t think there can be any crisis but our men and other security agencies are around.”
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