Lagos market leaders have pledged to mobilise traders for bloc voting in support of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Obafemi Hamzat.
The declaration was made by representatives of Lagos’ commercial markets, who said they would coordinate their members to vote as a unified block for the two candidates.
Bloc voting, in this context, involves directing a large number of market traders to cast their ballots for the same party’s candidates, thereby amplifying the political influence of the market sector.
President Bola Tinubu, the incumbent head of state, is seeking re‑election under the APC banner, while Obafemi Hamzat, the current deputy governor, is the party’s nominee for Lagos State governor.
Market leaders indicated that their coordinated effort could sway voter turnout in key districts, underscoring the strategic importance of Lagos’ trading community in the upcoming elections.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>