There was a massive voter turnout in Afao-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the hometown of former Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The Nation, which toured all 8 units in Afao-Ekiti Ward, observed that both young and old voters stormed the polling units to exercise their civic right.
Fayose arrived at his polling unit at St David’s Primary School, Afao-Ekiti, which served as the collation centre of the ward, at 8:50 AM with his son, Bolu Fayose, the House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Irepodun/Ifelodun Constituency II.
The father and son were escorted to polling unit 1 by security operatives, including men of the Department of State Service (DSS), policemen, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The duo were accredited at 8:53PM by an INEC official using the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) before they were handed ballots to cast their votes.Ekiti Decides: Voters lament BVAS malfunction at Ojudu’s polling unit
Speaking with The Nation after he voted, Ayodele Fayose predicted a landslide victory for the APC candidate, Abiodun Oyebanji.
According to him, so far, so good: there are no incidents, no issues, no disruptions, and it closely resembles a credible process. INEC is alert to its duties; this is an improvement on the past.
He held that “Oyebanji has already won the election if you look at the state of things in the state and the body language of the people. I am predicting an overwhelming victory for him.”
He lauded the conduct of security operatives, saying, “They are doing very well; you can see that they have enough men on the ground. They conduct themselves very well, and they take no side in the exercise.”
He urged political actors to embrace the outcome of the exercise by allowing the state to move past voting and go to the act of governance.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
