The Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ekiti Central District, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has given kudos to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the general satisfactory conduct of the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections, despite initial challenges.
Bamidele gave the commendation after casting his vote at Polling Unit 003 of Ward 13, Ibedoyin Ward, Iyin Ekiti.
Bamidele, who is the current Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, arrived at the polling unit at about 12 noon and voted by 12:27pm.
While describing the process of his accreditation and voting as smooth, he said that INEC deserved commendation for overcoming some initial challenges while conducting the exercise.
Also, he said that initial challenges of non-functional BVAS in some parts of his senatorial district were corrected by INEC, thereby making the process hitch-free.
“I took my time before coming out to vote, I came here after 12 noon because I needed to touch base with different parts of my senatorial district and different parts of the state.
“With respect to my senatorial district, what I gathered from various reports from the field is that the turnout of voters has been impressive and secondly INEC has lived up to expectations,” he said.
NAN/Hauwa Abu
