Ondo guber poll: Voting completed in half of Owo polling units

Voting exercise has been completed in about half of polling units in Owo, Ondo State.

It was gathered that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), party agents and others were waiting for the official closing time before sorting and counting election results.

Meanwhile, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported a high turnout of voters in Akoko.

The Ondo State Governorship Election, on Saturday, commenced at 8:30am at Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Local Gvernment Areas of the state with large turnout of electorate.

Officials of INEC were seen at some of the polling units visited by NAN attending to the electorate.

At Iyometa Ward 1, Unit 1; Iyometa Ward 2, Unit 007 and Ikado Ward 2, Unit 5 in Ikare-Akoko and also at Ugbe Akoko, Ward 3, Unit 2, election commenced at 8:30am

Speaking with the NAN, Vincent Ugboma, the Presiding Officer (PO) at Ikado Ward 1, Unit 001, said that there was a little delay due to the BVAS malfunctioning, but the issue had been sorted out.

Ugboma said that voters started coming out in large numbers, adding that over 50 persons had been accredited and have voted in the unit by 9.00a.m.

“The electorate are much; there is need to divide the unit into two so that it could be managed effectively by the electoral officials,” he said.

Also, in Ikado Ward2, Unit 13, one Felix Adedoja, the Presiding Officer, said that the election had been going well without any hitch.

He, however, said that some of the voters were impertinent and unruly.

He said that though many PWDs come out to exercise their franchise, but do not enjoy enough benefits from government.

“We want to urge government to remember us and extend to us the dividend of the democracy,” he said.