{"id":11361,"date":"2018-08-11T20:44:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T20:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=11361"},"modified":"2018-08-11T20:44:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T20:44:45","slug":"drama-as-bauchi-women-kiss-ballot-paper-shout-sai-baba-before-casting-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=11361","title":{"rendered":"Drama as Bauchi women kiss ballot paper, shout \u2018Sai Baba\u2019 before casting vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-header-wrap td-header-style-12\">\n<div class=\"td-header-menu-wrap-full td-container-wrap \">\n<div class=\"td-header-menu-wrap td-header-gradient td-affix\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-header-row td-header-main-menu\">\n<div id=\"td-header-menu\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"td-main-menu-logo td-logo-in-menu td-logo-sticky\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-main-content-wrap td-container-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-post-template-default \">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-23758\" class=\"post-23758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-bauchi-bye-election tag-bauchi-women tag-news-digest tag-president-buhari tag-sai-baba byline-agency\">\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing td-post-sharing-top \">\n<div class=\"td-default-sharing\">By <strong>NAN<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-default-sharing\">Some female voters at a polling unit in Bauchi caused a stir when each of them kissed her ballot paper and shouted \u201cSai Baba\u201d before casting her vote.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-23758\" class=\"post-23758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-bauchi-bye-election tag-bauchi-women tag-news-digest tag-president-buhari tag-sai-baba byline-agency\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<div class=\"entry clearfix\">\nThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the drama, involving four women, occurred at the veterinary polling unit of Dawaki Ward in Bauchi metropolis.<br \/>\nTheir action raised suspicions that \u00a0the women might have mistaken the Bauchi South Senatorial by-election \u00a0for the forthcoming general election, which will feature President Muhammadu Buhari as a contestant.<br \/>\n\u201cSai Baba\u201d is the common phrase used by supporters of President Buhari while campaigning for him.<br \/>\nThe women declined to comment when contacted by NAN.<br \/>\nPresiding Officer in charge of the polling unit, Miss Faiza Mohammed, however told NAN that turnout of women was impressive, with some of them, over-enthusiastic.<br \/>\n\u201cThe women are very excited and eager to cast their votes; some of them were kissing their ballot papers and shouting \u2018sai Baba\u2019 before casting their votes.<br \/>\n\u201cI do not know which \u2018Baba\u2019 they are referring to,\u201d she said.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By NAN. Some female voters at a polling unit in Bauchi caused a stir when each of them kissed her ballot paper and shouted \u201cSai Baba\u201d before casting her vote. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the drama, involving four women, occurred at the veterinary polling unit of Dawaki Ward in Bauchi metropolis. 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