The police say they have yet to receive reports of violence or vote-buying in Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Mr Johnson Kokumo, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) said this after a visit to ward 5, unit 5 Salvation Army alekuwodo polling unit in Osogbo.
Kokumo said that the security agencies had been up and doing in ensuring peaceful conduct of the election. He said however, that some arrests had been made by security agents in the course of the election.
“Those who have violated electoral laws have been accosted,” he said. He said that investigations will be carried out on those arrested for further actions. The police deployed 21,000 personnel to ensure hitch-free conduct of the election.
Also speaking, Mr Dauda Mungadi, the Deputy Commandant General (DCG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in charge of Operations, said after a visit to ward 2 unit 7 Isale Osun, that there was sanity and orderliness in most polling units in the state.
Mungadi said that although the election was still ongoing, the corps had not received reports of major issues of destruction of the voting process.
He said that the NSCDC personnel were positioned to observe polling units and make arrests of suspected vote-buyers or persons with intentions to disrupt the election.
He expressed satisfaction with the large voter turnout at polling units. The DCG advised residents to continue to conduct themselves peacefully as he described the election as “not a do or die affair”.
“There can only be one winner so cast your votes and let your votes count,” he said.
EFCC storms Osun guber polling units
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have stormed some polling units in Ede in Saturday’s Osun governorship election to observe the election.
The EFCC personnel were seen moving around the polling units and observing proceedings as voters took turn to get accreditation and cast their votes.
In ward 2 unit 9, Ede North, the EFCC personnel, dressed in their red jackets took strategic positions apparently trying to to see if there was vote-buying by insatiable politicians.
A visit to ward 4 unit 1, also revealed that the personnel had taken strategic positions in the polling unit.
The situation was not different in ward 5 unit 1, as some of them were also sited moving round and observing the proceedings.
The anti-graft agency is waging war against vote buying and inducement, in order to ensure that the electorate vote for their choices in the election.
Osun poll: I’ve no fear, APC will win – Deputy Governor
Osun deputy governor, Benedict Alabi, says has he has no fear that the All Progressives Congress (APC), will win Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Alabi made the remarks shortly after cast his vote at ward 6 unit 7, Baptist Day School, Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state.
The deputy governor, who adjudged the process as peaceful and orderly, with impressive turnout, also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the timely arrival of election materials.
He also commended the security agencies for ensuring orderliness and peaceful atmosphere of the conduct of the election.
”This is a wonderful experience. The atmosphere is calm and rancour free. People are orderly and also have confidence to come out in their large number to vote.
”I have no doubt that we are going to win convincingly considering what we have achieved in the state in last three and half years. I believe the electorate will do the needful by voting for us,” he said.
The atmosphere was general peaceful with large voter turnout.