The former Governor of Ogun State Chief Olusegun Osoba on Saturday could not cast his vote in the Presidential and National Assembly elections following the rejection of his finger print by the electoral machine, inspite of all efforts to get it done
Penpushing reports that Osoba had earlier at 11.30am arrived the polling station at Omololu Polling Unit 15, Ward 14 located in Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibara, Abeokuta in Abeokuta South Local Government Area and could not be accessed for accreditation.
The chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had to return home, and resolved to return 2pm for a retrial of his accreditation, and on return the same challenge was recorded, hence, he has to accept the development and returned home again.
Penpushing further reports that in frantic efforts to resolve the problem, the electoral officials, equally introduced a facial accreditation for the former Governor, but the problem persisted and had to leave at that stage.
The veteran journalist speaking to journalists over the ugly development described the experience as disturbing and worrisome, recalling that as at the time he was there about some few other persons had similar experience.
Penpushing also reports that the Akinrogun of Egbaland said he has to accept the development in line with rules and regulations guiding the electoral law, adding that he felt sad about the technological failure
‘I have been here twice today and the BVAS failed, the BIVAS captured my details, I have refuse to vote, because it may lead to the cancellation of the huge turnout of voters in this polling unit if I decide to vote, inspite of the fact that my name and pictures were on the voters register, and the card I used in 2019 successfully is the same card and this same unit’, he explained
‘I don’t want to vote because I don’t want the BVAS to go and show that extra one vote cast, that is not captured by the BVAS of this unit, so it is better for me to save hundreds of votes than to use my one votes because I want to insist on voting to lead to the cancellation of the electoral process in this unit’, Osoba stated.
‘I feel very very sad, but I am encouraged with the huge turnout, and particularly many elders, above 70 to 80 coming out gives me confidence that APC is close to victory. I have confidence in INEC, it was just a technological failure, only two or three of us could not vote in this unit’
‘Definitely we will do everything possible to make sure that the situation is readdressed and ensure that the IT Centre make sure that things work better.The security performance is Ok, INEC did well here. I am appealing to INEC to ensure that it extend voting period in those places where election started late’, he said.
‘In terms of peaceful conduct of the election and security, one is encouraged. I want to thank our people and congratulate them for their peaceful coexistence irrespective of whichever political party they are voting’, he stated.
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