By Gbenga Oluwatoyin
Late arrival of election materials at most of the polling centers delayed the commencement of voting in ward 11, unit 022 Abeokuta North local government of Ogun state on Saturday.
At about 9:15am this morning voting seems not visible at ward 11, unit 022, Olusomi compound, Totoro, Abeokuta North, the polling unit where the former President Olusegun Obasanjo usually cast his vote, no INEC official insight until around 10:15am when they (INEC officials) arrived with voting materials.
Voting stated exactly 10:45am, when an elderly man was the first to cast his vote, while this was on going Obasanjo arrived the polling unit with his aides, this was about 15mins after and went straight to cast his vote. He was satisfied with the conduct of the voting exercise, even as he waited patiently during the several
authentication he was subjected to when the card reader could not easily read his fingers, he commends the INEC, based on his comments he said the more than two hours delay is normal. He also states that this election should not be a do or die affair, whoever wins or loses should accept it as a fate. His words ‘one should not say he wants to win by all cost, if you win fairly fine, if you lose just accept your fate.
So far voting exercise has been going smoothly in most of the polling units in Abeokuta North & Abeokuta South of Ogun state.
