Abiodun Commends Ogun People, Media, Others for Peaceful Conduct of Local Government Elections

By: Olufemi Orunsola 

The executive governor of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended the people of the state, the media and other critical stakeholders for the order of The local government elections in the State.

The Governor gave the commendation on Saturday while fielding questions from newsmen after voting at Ita-Osanyin Unit 2, Ward 3, Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of the State.

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that Abiodun, who arrived at the polling booth at exactly 11:10 am and voted at 11:22 am, expressed his utmost satisfaction with the generally peaceful situation reports across the State, is an indication that the people are ready to elect the candidate of their choice.

The governor said: “I want to thank the good people of Ogun State who have come out in their numbers to express themselves through the ballots. I see this as a vote of confidence, particularly at this time.

“I am confident that when the elections are concluded and the people have expressed their choice through the ballot everybody will be happy.”

The governor who acknowledged that there weresome hiccups in the process, expressed confidentlce in the ability of the State Independent Electoral umpire to surmount it.

Abiodun added: “I want to appreciate the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) for the level of preparedness for this election. The feedback I have gotten is that they are very thorough and they have been very diligent.

“In any election, you cannot rule out some logistical hiccups but by and large, I have been informed that that is over now and electoral materials have reached all polling booths in the State and the process of voting has commenced in ernest.”

The governor commended men and women of the law enforcement agencies for working collaboratively to ensure a peaceful election in the State.

In the same instance, Abiodun commended the media for giving adequate coverage to the processes leading to the election and pleaded with them to be objective in their reportage to avoid confusion and disaffection, stating that “when there is no misinformation, there will be no confusion".