Voting has begun in the 3,010 polling stations in Osun state to elect a new governor. Turnout is generally impressive throughout the state.
Field reports said there was calm in many towns, such as Ede, Osogbo the capital, Ile-Ife, Ilesha, Iwo and Ejigbo. There were very few reports of card reader malfunctioning.
Elderly people were given preference by electoral officials to cast their ballots first. And in Ede, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke has already cast his vote. He voted at the polling unit in Abogunde Compound, in Ede North LGA.
PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke, being accredited to vote
Forty eight governorship candidates are in the race to succeed incumbent, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress. The big decision will be made by 1,687,492 registered voters, although over 400,000 of them will not participate, as they were yet to collect their PVCs by Friday. According to INEC, 1,246,915 PVCs were distributed.
The most prominent of the candidates are Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiola Omisore, Social Democratic Party, Fatai Akinbade of African Democratic Congress and Moshood Adeoti of Action Democratic Party.
Related posts:
#OsunVotes: Massive turnout in Ede, as PDP candidate commends exercise
Decision 2023: Low turn out in Anambra, Kano as voting begins
#OsunVotes: Civil societies at INEC’s situation room react to rerun election in Osun
APC Revalidation: Progressives Governors Chair Calls For Massive Turn Out
Massive turn out as Organized Labour stages protest in Oyo
Group begins massive campaign against Cervical Cancer
Bangladesh begins massive evacuation ahead of cyclone Mocha
Gov. Bago begins massive urban renewal projects in Niger
