Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended the people of Remoland for their peaceful and orderly conduct in the ongoing Remo Federal Constituency by-election into the House of Representatives.
The governor, who spoke shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin Ward, Iperu-Remo, at exactly 10:33 am, expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters and the smoothness of the electoral process.
“I have just gladly exercised my franchise. I must say that I am quite impressed. The feedback I have gotten so far is that electoral materials arrived at the various polling units on time. I am surprised there is also a very impressive turnout. Everybody seems to be going about voting orderly, peacefully,” he said.
Abiodun also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring the timely delivery of materials and seamless coordination of the exercise, noting that the commission continues to improve its processes.
The governor, however, acknowledged reports of minor hitches with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in capturing facial images at some polling units, but expressed optimism that the issues would be resolved.
“There are issues here and there where they say maybe because of the weather, the BVAS machine takes a bit of time in capturing facial recognition images and registering it. But I believe between thumb printing and facial recognition, somewhere, they are managing along,” he stated.
Abiodun assured that the election would be successful, stressing that the atmosphere in Remoland remained peaceful with no record of violence.
The by-election became necessary following the death of Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga earlier this year.
