OsunDecides: PDP’s Adeleke votes as Guber election begins
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote at the ongoing Osun State governorship election.
The former lawmaker cast his vote at exactly 8:50 a.m. Polling Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North in Osun state.
The BVAS initially rejected the thumbprint of Mr Adeleke.
He later went through facial recognition before he was able to vote.
When asked about the election process and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s preparedness for the poll, he said the process was “fantastic”.
He said with the feelers he was getting across the state, calmness was the order of the day and he expects the situation to remain the same till the end of the electoral process.
On rumoured vote-buying by political opponents, he said the process was just starting and he hopes they would remain rumours.
“We want this election to be a point of contact for 2023. The whole world is watching us and this is going to be a test for us all. So, let Osun people decide who they want,” he said.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the governorship election is taking place in all the 30 local government areas of Osun with 3,763 polling units and 332 registration areas.
Also, Ede North has total registered voters of 71,750 for the governorship election, with 151 polling units and 11 registration areas.
Also, Ede South has 54, 880 registration voters, with 89 polling units and 10 registration areas.
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