The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, expressed his
dissatisfaction over the turnout of voters which he said was low at his polling
unit in the Owo Local Government Area of the state.
Akeredolu, who voted at Ward 5, unit 6, ljebu Owo, in the
Owo LGA, also said he experienced initial technical hiccups with the Bimodal
Voter Accreditation System.
He said, "I am not too impressed yet with the turnout
but I expect that many people will come out. But we need to be larger than
this, I have always voted here. But I know that people are going to come out.
We are more and it's too early in the day now, since they know you come and
vote and go. So, everybody will come out at their own convenient time. Many
people will still come and vote."
Speaking about his experience with the BVAS, the governor
said, "Probably, this initial hiccup applied to me only because several
people have passed through this and they didn't have much problem.
"I believe that it was caused by the surging crowd. You know they had to clear the crowd, and at a point, they felt it was because I am wearing white; whichever one, the important thing is that at the end of the day, the BVAS machine captured me. That's all. So, when there is some delay, we should expect it but I have cast my vote."
Also, commenting on the performance of the Independent
National Electoral Commission, Akeredolu said, "For me, INEC has displayed
their independence. I don't see anything they are doing now. At least, at this
polling booth, I don't know what is happening in other places, but they have
been cautious. Those who are there, they are being cautious and I believe that
is their independence. For now, I don't know what is happening in other
places."
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