OMISORE KICK, AREGBESOLA COMMENDS INEC,
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Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turnout of voters in Saturday’s governorship election in the state and praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for its well-mannered comportment.
Aregbesola stated this after casting his vote at 11:50 am at his Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 Polling Unit in Ilesa. He and his wife, Sherifat casted their vote at 11:38am. The governor said the large crowd of voters and their nonviolent conduct were indications about their desire to elect a leader of their choice.
”I must commend the voters for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner and for coming out in their large numbers. This is the beauty of democracy,’’ he said.
But Sen. Iyiola Omisore, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) lamented what he called anomalies in the behaviour of the voting exercise.
Omisore, after voting at his Moore Ward 1, 003 Polling Unit at 11:25 am, suspected that there were inadequate electoral materials in some polling units in Osogbo.
He also adderted that the card readers were malfunctioning in some polling units in Ile-Ife.
However, Omisore advised the voters to exercise their civic responsibility by marching out to vote.
He also admonished the electorate to desist from vote-selling, saying they would be forfeiting their prospect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are 3,010 Polling Units and 755 Polling Points spread across the three senatorial districts and 30 local governments areas of the state. Although there are a total of 1,682,495 registered voters, over 400,000 Permanent Voters Cards remain uncollected as at Friday.
According to NAN, 48 parties are participating in the election, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party and Omisore of the Social Democratic Party remain the frontline candidates
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