EDO DECIDES: Captain Okunbo Votes As Voters Turnout Massively

By Matthew Ogune, Abuja
Business mogul, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo has voted at Oredo Ward 2 at George Idah Primary School, GRA Polling unit in Benin City.

The governorship election in Edo begins peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state.

Although the situation does not suggest the likelihood of violence, there is massive security presence in cities, town and villages.

With total compliance with restriction movement across the state, the processes of making the election peaceful and credible is uninterrupted.

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Major streets, especially in Benin, did not witness the usual traffic as the residents move to their respective polling stations for accreditation.

Also reports from other areas of Edo, such as Uzzebba, Igueben, Auchi, Ososo, Ekpoma, Jattu and Ughoton, among other towns and villages, say there is impressive turnout and orderly situation. Edo has 193 wards with 18 local government areas.