Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, Wole Oluyede, has expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the election at Ugele/Arokun Ward in Ikere Local Government Area.
In an interview with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 006, Ugele/Arokun Ward, Oluyede claimed that the process had been very slow.
According to him, many voters are unable to be accredited and vote due to challenges with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
He stated that it takes one hour to accredit only five people, alleging that something is fishy.
“The process has actually been 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,” Oluyede stated.
“I suspect that there is something wrong with the INEC process. I am going to hang around. If they are voting five people per hour, that is sad,” he added.
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The PDP candidate, who expressed confidence in winning the election, vowed to ensure that the people are not disenfranchised.
He also alleged harassment and intimidation of people in the ward by security agents.
Pinnacle Daily reports that the governorship election is taking place across 2,445 polling units in the 16 local government areas of the state, where 13 political parties are challenging Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is seeking reelection for his second term.
