US Election: Americans Set To Vote New President

     History will be made on Tuesday as Americans vote to elect a new president who will lead the country for the next four years.


It is an election that is expected to either elect the first female president for the country or it will be the first time an outsider – a businessman would become the leader of the world’s most powerful country.Early voting closed on Friday to resume again on Tuesday at 7AM till 8PM.

Mrs Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party is running against Mr Donald Trump who is the Republican presidential candidate. The atmosphere has been charged. From state to state, voters are eagerly looking forward to Tuesday, the final day of voting in an election said to be different from any other in U.S. history.

Majorly, all eyes have been on the battleground states but the issues that have shaped this election are numerous.

Channels TV correspondents in Wisconsin, Seun Okinbaloye has been bringing us updates in the run up to the election.

He explains the uniqueness of the United States election and what the candidates will need to emerge victorious in the race.

“There are a lot of technicalities involved,” he said, particularly the role of the Electoral College in determining who the next US President is.

Over in Washington DC, our correspondent, Ayotunde Balogun has also been monitoring the situation.