Osun election underway despite AGF, Police advice

Despite the political tension in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has cast his ballots at Unit 9, Ward 2, in Ede North Local Government Area as the contentious poll begins across the state.

The governor cast his vote as early as 8 a.m. on Saturday morning amid tension over possible unrest.

After casting his vote, the governor described the exercise as peaceful, encouraging the people of the state to come out and cast their votes and go back home peacefully.

“The process has been very peaceful, I made a broadcast to my good people of Osun State that this election should be peaceful, there should be no violence because Osun State is a very peaceful state,” Governor Adeleke said.

“They should come out peacefully, vote and go back peacefully too. There should be no problem, we should not give them any chance to say there is violence here, there is violence there, I don’t want that because we are peacefully people in Osun State.”

The election is currently being held as scheduled despite advice from the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi and the Nigerian Police force.