APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
Nigeria’s former President, Chief President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria was smooth and credible.
Speaking after casting his vote in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Obasanjo expressed satisfaction at the peaceful and orderly conduct of the polls.
“I think we are getting it through in election in our country.
“One can see things that are encouraging and giving hope for future as far as election is concern, because there are improvements,” Obasanjo told journalists.
He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), saying that technology had improved the voting process.
“I came in and I was checked. I was asked to remove my glasses and the gadget was placed before my face and my picture appeared.
“That is a new one and if that will happen all over the country, I think we are making progress.
“One should encourage and support anything that will help the credibility, integrity and transparency of the electoral process, because credible election is the beginning of good governance of any country,” he said
Obasanjo expressed optimism over the outcome of the polls, adding, “my expectation is high”.
In the same, Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has also expressed delight at the peaceful conduct of the elections on Saturday.
Osinbajo, who voted at Unit 014, Ward 1, Ojurege in Ikenne Local Government area of the Ogun State, told journalists that the exercise was peaceful.
He expressed the hope that the election would be orderly and peaceful across the country.
“This is my polling booth. The Ojurege polling booth is very peaceful.
“I hope this is the same all across the state and the country,” he said.
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