James Sowole in Abeokuta
The Bye-election into the House of Representatives seat for Remo Federal Constituency in Ogun State witnessed a massive turnout on Saturday, with voters trooping out as early as 8:00 am in various polling units.
The bye-election was held to fill the vacant seat of Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga, the late lawmaker who represented the constituency until her death in January.
At Polling Unit 4 in Iperu, Unit 001 Ward 5, and Polling Unit 002 in Ward 7, Ogere, Ikenne Local Government, accreditation and voting commenced promptly.
By 9:15 a.m., hundreds of voters were already on the ground casting their ballots in a peaceful and orderly atmosphere.
Although, in some polling units, the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctioned, but was quickly fixed in order to avoid delay.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) were seen at their duty posts to attend to voters.
Security operatives, including the police and civil defence officers, were stationed across major locations to maintain order, while major roads in Ikenne and Sagamu were deserted as commercial activities were suspended for the exercise.
In Sagamu Local Government, Igaolusi Polling Unit 7, Ward 2, and other polling units at the local government also recorded impressive voter participation.
The state Governor, Dapo Abiodun cast his vote at his polling unit in Iregun, Iperu around 10:00 am, under heavy security presence.
Speaking shortly after exercising his franchise, the governor expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the election.
He said “I have just exercised my franchise. I am quite impressed this morning that electoral materials arrived early. There is also an impressive turnout. Everybody is going about voting peacefully.
“In some places, maybe because of the weather, the Biomdal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machine took some time to capture. So far, everything is so good. I want to thank INEC for being on top of their game as usual.
“Obviously, year in, year out, they are improving on the quality of their services. Basically, everything is going well, no rancour, no fighting,” Abiodun said.
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