Despite rain, Edo council election satisfactory – Obaseki

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has expressed his pleasure with the way the state’s Local Government Elections were handled on Saturday.

Obaseki made the comment shortly after casting his ballot at Ward 10, Unit 19 at around 1:50 p.m.

According to him, “In spite of the rain, the turnout has been considerably interesting.

“That means political parties did all what they were supposed to do to sensitise the people.

“Secondly, we can see that the process has been very peaceful. I am very happy with this

“That people were here some minutes before the close of polls. We have not had any incidence of violence from anywhere,” he said.

On his expectation of the outcome, the governor said he believed the popular candidates would win.

“I believe the popular candidates will win the elections, but don’t forget the PDP went all out to campaign for this election.

“I don’t know how much the other parties mobilised, but I know that the PDP was fully in most parts of the state,” he said.

Ibrahim Ibrahim

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