The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has commended voters, electoral officials and security personnel for the peaceful conduct of the ongoing governorship election.

Oyebamiji spoke shortly after casting his ballot at Ward 9 in Irewole Local Government Area at exactly 10:42 a.m., saying the voting process at his polling unit was proceeding peacefully.

He said, “I have just voted and I can see that people came out here. Every process is going peacefully. The INEC officials are here, the voters are here, the police are here and the security operatives are here.

“So far, my assessment is that everything is going peacefully here, especially at this unit.”

The APC candidate said information reaching him from other polling units also indicated that the election was generally peaceful, while security operatives had intervened in areas where there were attempts to cause disturbances.

“From the information we have received so far, everything is going on well. The election is going peacefully. INEC is doing its job, and at the same time, the security people are attending to one or two places where some people want to cause trouble. The police are in charge,” he said.

Oyebamiji urged voters and other stakeholders to maintain peace and conduct themselves responsibly throughout the exercise, particularly amid concerns over possible violence later in the day.

“I want to appeal to the people that it is important that they conduct themselves and vote peacefully. The security people have to be in charge,” he said.

He also commended the electoral officials for what he described as a commendable operation, expressing optimism that the peaceful conduct of the election would continue.

Asked about reports that a lawmaker had been arrested with machine guns, Oyebamiji declined to comment, saying the matter was for the security agencies to handle.

“I don’t have any reaction to that. I think the security operatives will do their job,” he said.

On his expectation from the election, the APC candidate expressed confidence in victory, saying, “My expectation is that I’m going to party today.”