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Osun election: I’m confident of victory, says Oyetola

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has expressed confidence in winning the ongoing governorship election in the state.

Oyetola made this known on Saturday after casting his vote at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School, Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.

The governor, who arrived at the polling unit in company of his wife, Kafayat, cast his vote at exactly 10.55 a.m, three minutes after his wife voted.

Speaking with journalists after exercising his franchise, Oyetola said he was happy with the turnout of voters, especially at his polling unit.

He said the election process was transparent, adding that the development encouraged voters to come out en-masse to vote.

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The governor said he was happy to see a large turnout of voters, adding that by God’s grace, he would be victorious at the end of the election.

The accreditation and voting at the governor’s polling unit started at exactly 8:30 a.m with the INEC Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) working perfectly.

There was also a large turnout of voters at the polling unit, which had 1,457 registered voters.

Although 15 candidates are participating in the gubernatorial election, political pundits have said the poll is a rematch between Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who squared off in 2018.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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