The Governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi state Dr Sanusi Ohiare has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a peacefully and rancour free conduct of state house of assembly in the state.
Ohiare who stated this on Saturday shortly after he cast his vote at Adavi-Eba, Nurudeen Islamic Primary School polling unit 001 in Adavi local government area, said the electoral umpire has drastically improve on its performance, saying the BVAS used during the Assembly election was perfectly functioning.
He however stated that the turn out of people for the state house of assembly election was relatively lower than the presidential election and attributed the cause to lack of governorship election in Kogi state.
“First , for us in Kogi state we are not part of the governorship election today, it is just state house of assembly and many people prioritize voting which was why the presidential election witness high turn out of voters.
“By and large , the turn out for today’s election is not bad. I have voted and the election is peaceful and INEC official were at the polling units very early with voting materials.
“The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) today function very well and very fast to an extend that within a minute or two, eligible voter get accredited and voted” he said.
He however urged INEC to improve on their logistics especially as the governorship election in Kogi is around the corner.
He commended voters for conducting themselves in an orderly manner that led to the peaceful conduct of election in Adavi local government and by extension Kogi central.