{"id":96133,"date":"2022-06-18T13:48:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T12:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96133"},"modified":"2022-06-18T13:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T12:48:53","slug":"mass-turnout-of-voters-heavy-security-presence-greet-ekiti-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mass-turnout-of-voters-heavy-security-presence-greet-ekiti-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Turnout Of Voters, Heavy Security Presence Greet Ekiti Election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unprecedented numbers of enthusiastic voters on Saturday thronged various polling units in different towns, villages and hamlets in Ekiti to perform their civic rights in the ongoing governorship election.<\/div>\n
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\nAlso, there were combined security personnel on the ground to protect the lives and property in different parts of the state and as well their presence was noticed both far and near the polling centres.<\/div>\n
\nAt the Ekiti office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there was a heavy presence of security agents to forestall any eventuality.<\/p>\n

Pointblanknews.com reporter monitoring the polling units, said that security agents arrived at many polling units as early as 7:20am.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nAside from the police, other security agencies and outfits providing security include the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).<\/p>\n

At some of the border towns linking Ekiti with other states, military men were strategically stationed with officers and men keeping vigil and conducting searches on vehicle owners and occupants.<\/p>\n

The restriction placed on human and vehicular movement during the election was strictly obeyed by residents and travellers alike, as most inter-township roads were empty.<\/p>\n

This development compelled many voters to trek long distances to their polling units, as there were no taxi or commercial motorcycle operators to convey them.<\/p>\n

Besides, all markets, shops and eateries were under lock and key.<\/p>\n

Some of the places visited included Ado-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Efon-Alaaye, in Efon Local Government area Ifaki-Ekiti, the home town of Mr Segun Oni, the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).<\/p>\n

Other areas were Ise-Ekiti, the home town of a former Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, Emure-Ekiti, Ido-Ekiti and Omuo-Ekiti, the hometown of Sen. Biodun Olujimi of the PDP and Rep. Femi Bamisile of the APC.<\/p>\n

In many of the places visited, scores of voters were seen already in queues, waiting for the attention of the electoral officers.<\/p>\n

Those sighted among the crowd of the enthusiastic voters include students and artisans between 18 and 20 years bracket, old people and a handful of expectant mothers.<\/p>\n

It was observed that in most of the places, officials including ad hoc staff, deployed by INEC arrived only a few minutes after 8.00 a.m, while some of them have no chairs to sit on.<\/p>\n

16 candidates from different political parties are slugging it out in today\u2019s election, with only a female candidate, Mrs Kemi Elebute-Halle of ADP.<\/p>\n

Others include candidates of ACCORD, AAC, ADC, APC, APGA, APM, APO, LO, NNPP, NRM, PDP, PRP, SDP, YPP and ZLP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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