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Massive turn -out greets Osun elections

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The people of Osun State today defiled early morning rain as they filed out to cast their votes to elect new governor for the state.

While the exercise was peaceful, there was high turn out of voters at most voting centres visited across the state.

There was cases of vote buying across the state but it was not carried out in the open but in the secret. Two people who are suspected to be PDP agents were arrested in Iwo with huge cash found on them to lure voters while another two suspects were arrested in Osogbo for same offence.

Most stakeholders especially party candidates commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives for adequate preparation and peaceful, free and fair conduct of election in the state.

Senator Ademola Adeleke of PDP, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola of APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti of Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Alhaji Fatai Akinbade of African Democratic Congress (ADC) commended the peaceful conduct of election.

Two PDP party agents were caught with over N600,000 cash at Molete, Iwo. The culprits said they were given the cash by the Ward Chairman, Mr Akin Abiodun, to give to their supporters.

Also commending INEC are the Lagos State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Tajudeen Balogun, former Minister of State for Police, Mr. Jelili Adesiyan, former Minister for Youth Development, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, Osun State Commissioner for  Finance, Bola Oyebamiji and his counterpart in Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Mr. Adekunle Jayeoba Alagbada and Hon. Ayo Omidiran at their various voting units.

Mr Tajudeen Balogun, Lagos NSCDC boss who said he was drafted to Osun to monitor the election said he was impressed by the conduct of both INEC, voters and security agencies.

Both Adeleke and Senator Iyiola Omisore expressed confidence that they would win the Poll while APC candidate while speaking with Journalists after casting his vote said he is in the contest to win the race.

Sen Iyiola Omisore, SDP governorship candidate however alleged that there were insufficient electoral materials in some polling centres in Osogbo and malfunctioning of card readers in some voting centres in Ile Ife.

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