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Ekiti Deputy Gov Lauds Turnout for Council Poll

December 2, 2023 • 2 min read

Ekiti Deputy governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has lauded the turnout and peaceful conduct of the Saturday’s local government election in the state.

Afuye said the large turnout of voters and violence-free atmosphere that marked the conduct of the local government election were loud testimonies that there was tremendous improvement on that of 2021 poll.

The deputy governor gave the observations while voting at unit 003, Atiba/Aafin Ward, in Ikere-Ekiti, during Saturday’s local government poll in the state.

Afuye, who cast her vote around 9:.32am, said the local government election was more competitive at the party’s primary, because of financial independence enjoyed by the councils under Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration.

She applauded the voters in Ikere Local Government Area and across the state, for demonstrating confidence and trust in the electoral process, by their impressive participation in the LG poll.

She commended the Justice Cornelius Akintayo-led SIEC for bringing transparency and openness to the electoral process at the third tier of government.

“Going by what we have seen and information across the state, the process has been adjudged peaceful and transparent.

“The SIEC officials and observers were on ground on time and that further propelled the voters to come out to cast their votes for their preferred candidates, adding that this was highly commendable.

“The atmosphere was serene and voters were not being coerced to vote for a particular candidate. They are given the freedom to vote for candidates of their choices; that is the beauty of democracy.

“With all these, those who will emerge in today’s election will know that they will be there to serve the people, so that our people can become more interested to participate in elections, especially the local government poll,” she stressed.

Mrs Afuye praised the security agencies for their remarkable roles in the election, exuding confidence that the poll shall be a success.

Credit: The Nation