The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the Edo State gubernatorial election, Olumide Akpata, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the election so far.
Akpata, who voted at Oredo Ward 6, Unit 11, located within the Ministry of Education, Iyaro, Benin City, spoke shortly after casting his votes
The LP flagbearer said that he was satisfied with the conduct of the the election at the centre.
Akpata, however, hope that the same peaceful atmosphere would be replicated across the state.
This was just as he pleaded that voters should be allowed to cast their votes for the candidates of their choices in accordance with the dictates of democracy.
He said, “The process went well, I want to hope that this is the experience of every Edo voter, but I’m not going to make that assumption standing here.
“I want to wait for feedback from my agents across the state, it’s 192 wards, 4500 polling units.
“We are hopeful that this will be the experience from every Edo voter and I am calling on INEC that the playing field should remain level.
“Nobody should be given any undue advantage, all of our agents should be allowed into collation centres, the agent of all parties.
“Nobody should be hindered, prevented from going into the collation centre, so that we can all witness the process, and be able to confirm that it was done in the manner as provided by law, the electoral act and the constitution.
“So, INEC has no excuse, this is an off-cycle, they have the luxury to deploy their resources.
“All eyes are on INEC, the entire country are on INEC, and we are hoping that they will do a good job.
“It left to seen if the heavy deployment of security personnel to Edo are for the people or for the certain individual.”
