Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has expressed concerns over delays in the accreditation and voting process by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He made this known while speaking with journalists after casting his vote at his polling unit at Osaguru Hall, Unit 6, Ward 3, Ikere-Ekiti.
According to Oluyede, only a handful of voters at his polling unit had been processed more than an hour after polling commenced due to the malfunction of the BVAS machine.
He went on to describe the pace of voting and the general delay in other processes as unacceptable.
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The medical practitioner also accused security operatives deployed to the area where the deputy governor of Ekiti State votes of intimidating voters, claiming some of them were operating in unofficial vehicles.
He, however, added that he had documented the alleged incidents and would make the evidence available at an appropriate time.
Addressing newsmen, Oluyede said, “I feel very unfortunate that all I can get here is a handful of cameras, whereas down the road where the deputy governor votes, there is an army of policemen harassing people.
”You should go there and see the army of policemen that are harassing people. They are using false vehicles. I taped them; I have evidence of that, and I will show you when it is appropriate. This is nonsense.
”The process is actually useless. People have been here for about one and a half hours, and only five people have voted in my polling unit. That’s what they do all the time, so I am suspecting that there is something wrong with the INEC process.
”They have called the RATech for the last 45 minutes, and he hasn’t been here. You cannot disenfranchise these people. It is sad for democracy in Nigeria.”