The All Progressive Congress
(APC) governorship candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commended the electorate in
Ekiti for their impressive turnout and conduct in Saturday’s governorship
election in the state.
Fayemi made the commendation
after casting his ballot in his Unit 009, Ogilolo Ward 11, Isan-Ekiti, Oye
Local Government Area, at about 10.28 a.m.
But, his wife, Bisi, who
accompanied him to the polling station, could not vote as the Card Reader could
not accredit her.
Although the electoral officials
found her name on the voter register, the card reader did not recognise her
voter card.
Assessing the electoral process,
however, Fayemi said, “This is the day the Lord has made and we are glad in it.
I have just voted in my Unit.
“The voting process is relatively
smooth; my card was recognized. I was accredited and I went to cast my ballot.
“You can see the turn out in my
community, it is huge. This is not a big community, but almost everyone is out
to cast his vote.
“They ensure that they conduct
themselves in a proper manner and not being disenfranchised.”
He, however, said that reports he
got from his representatives revealed that though the exercise was peaceful in
most places, there were also reports of skirmishes in some places, and Card
Reader issues.
“I have had reports across the
state from my agents, from our leaders; we have skirmishes, Card Reader issues,
but also there has been relative calm in most places.
“It is too early to judge now; it
is too early to give a final and full verdict on how the process on the ground
out there in state is.
“I will plead with you, the
media, to allow me some time to get more reports from the field before I give
you a definitive statement about the process,” he added.
The Nation reports that large
number of voters queued up to cast their ballots at the polling units in the
ward.
The INEC voting list pasted in
Unit 009 bore 345 names of eligible voters, including Fayemi and his wife
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