Ondo election: High turnout as food vendors make brisk business.
Ondo election: As the Ondo State governorship
election got underway on Saturday, there was
a high turnout of voters, allaying fears of
apathy.
There was apprehension of likely voters’
apathy over the violence that broke out in
some parts of the state.
A chieftain of the APC, Afolabi Olaposi, was
killed on Thursday night in Owo, the home
town of Rotimi Akeredolu, the party’s flag
bearer in the election.
However, reports that the turn out of voters in
many polling units was impressive.
At Ikare Akoko in Akoko North East Local
Government of Ondo North Senatorial District
accreditation and voting started at exactly
8:a.m. amidst the massive turnout of voters.
At Iyometa Ward 2, Unit 3, Ikare, the Presiding
Officer, Mr Sam Adeniyi, expressed
satisfaction with the voters’ turn out, adding
that the accreditation and votingany hitch.
“As you can see now, we just starting and the
turnout is very impressive,” he said.
Similarly, at Iyometa Ward 2,Unit 2,the
Presiding Officer, Miss Janet Umes said that
the voters were cooperating and the situation
was calmed while turnout was impressive
“About 100 people have been accredited and
voted as at 9:10 a.m.,” she said.
Speaking ,Mr Jimoh Lateef, the Presiding
Officer at CAC Ward 1 Unit 10,Ogbagi Akoko,
said that the card reader was working
perfectly.
“The card reader has been misbehaving in my
unit as it reads some people’s prints while
failing to read some others.
“ But the process is still better compared with
the last election,” he said.
A former Commissioner for Transportation in
the state, Chief Omoniyi Omodara also lauded
the peaceful atmosphere being experienced.
Omodara told NAN shortly after casting his
vote that the concrete preparation by INEC
and the orderliness of electorate ensured a
hitch-free exercise.
“So far, atleast this election has been fair and
orderly.
” I am happy that people are coming out to
vote for the candidate of their choice and
everywhere is peaceful, ” Omodara said.
The Alliance for Democracy chieftain advised
residents to be peaceful after casting their
votes and wait for the outcome of the
election.
“Let there be no thuggery or fighting,’’ he said.
Also speaking,the PDP Chairman in the state,
Mr Clement Faboyede, expressed his
satisfaction on the peaceful conduct of the
election.
Faboye made this known while casting his
vote at Ward 1,Unit 06 in Ifedore local
government.
He, however, expressed dismay at the
malfunction of card reader in most part of the
state especially in Ondo West LG,as this would
denied people from voting and will have
negative effect on the election.
A PDP chieftain in the state, Mr Fabolagun
Ajana, also noted there was a low turn out at
his Ward 8,Unit 08 in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Local
Government Area of the state.
Also speaking, the state Commissioner for
Work, Mr Gboye Adegbenro, said he was
pleased with the orderly manner people had
conducted themselves.
He urged voters come out and exercise their
civic responsibility as this would enable them
elect a leader of their choice.
Meanwhile, food vendors and other traders
made brisk business in various polling units
across the state.
Many voters had trooped to their polling unit
to buy food, sachet water and other bottled
drinks.
The restriction on vehicular movement had
forced many shop owners to close their shops,
creating business boom for road side hawkers.
election got underway on Saturday, there was
a high turnout of voters, allaying fears of
apathy.
There was apprehension of likely voters’
apathy over the violence that broke out in
some parts of the state.
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| Ondo: PDP candidate, Eyitayo Jegede casts | his vote |
A chieftain of the APC, Afolabi Olaposi, was
killed on Thursday night in Owo, the home
town of Rotimi Akeredolu, the party’s flag
bearer in the election.
However, reports that the turn out of voters in
many polling units was impressive.
At Ikare Akoko in Akoko North East Local
Government of Ondo North Senatorial District
accreditation and voting started at exactly
8:a.m. amidst the massive turnout of voters.
At Iyometa Ward 2, Unit 3, Ikare, the Presiding
Officer, Mr Sam Adeniyi, expressed
satisfaction with the voters’ turn out, adding
that the accreditation and votingany hitch.
“As you can see now, we just starting and the
turnout is very impressive,” he said.
Similarly, at Iyometa Ward 2,Unit 2,the
Presiding Officer, Miss Janet Umes said that
the voters were cooperating and the situation
was calmed while turnout was impressive
“About 100 people have been accredited and
voted as at 9:10 a.m.,” she said.
Speaking ,Mr Jimoh Lateef, the Presiding
Officer at CAC Ward 1 Unit 10,Ogbagi Akoko,
said that the card reader was working
perfectly.
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| Mr Oguntumiyin Felix, a former Chairman of | Akoko North West Local Government, Ogbagi | Akoko, said that the turnout was impressive. |
“The card reader has been misbehaving in my
unit as it reads some people’s prints while
failing to read some others.
“ But the process is still better compared with
the last election,” he said.
A former Commissioner for Transportation in
the state, Chief Omoniyi Omodara also lauded
the peaceful atmosphere being experienced.
Omodara told NAN shortly after casting his
vote that the concrete preparation by INEC
and the orderliness of electorate ensured a
hitch-free exercise.
“So far, atleast this election has been fair and
orderly.
” I am happy that people are coming out to
vote for the candidate of their choice and
everywhere is peaceful, ” Omodara said.
The Alliance for Democracy chieftain advised
residents to be peaceful after casting their
votes and wait for the outcome of the
election.
“Let there be no thuggery or fighting,’’ he said.
Also speaking,the PDP Chairman in the state,
Mr Clement Faboyede, expressed his
satisfaction on the peaceful conduct of the
election.
Faboye made this known while casting his
vote at Ward 1,Unit 06 in Ifedore local
government.
He, however, expressed dismay at the
malfunction of card reader in most part of the
state especially in Ondo West LG,as this would
denied people from voting and will have
negative effect on the election.
A PDP chieftain in the state, Mr Fabolagun
Ajana, also noted there was a low turn out at
his Ward 8,Unit 08 in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Local
Government Area of the state.
Also speaking, the state Commissioner for
Work, Mr Gboye Adegbenro, said he was
pleased with the orderly manner people had
conducted themselves.
He urged voters come out and exercise their
civic responsibility as this would enable them
elect a leader of their choice.
Meanwhile, food vendors and other traders
made brisk business in various polling units
across the state.
Many voters had trooped to their polling unit
to buy food, sachet water and other bottled
drinks.
The restriction on vehicular movement had
forced many shop owners to close their shops,
creating business boom for road side hawkers.
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