There was a mild tension on Saturday at one of the
polling units in Edo State where the governorship election is
taking place.
The incident occurred at Emokpae Model Primary School in Oredo
Local Government Area of the state.
This is where Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is one of the
candidates in the poll, is expected to cast his vote.
Channels Television gathered that the fracas was as a result of
a misunderstanding between an agent of a political party and a
supposed election observer.
This occurred while some officials of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) were setting up for the election.
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Votes
Primary School in Oredo Local Govt, security operatives and INEC
officials try to organize voters who turned out in their numbers,
waiting to vote.
The politician was said to have mistaken the observer for
another party agent and challenged him for sitting on a seat meant
for the electoral officials.
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As a result, both men engaged in an altercation as other
electorates at the venue watched.
The situation was later brought under control following the
intervention of the security agencies on the ground.
Representatives of the two leading political parties in the
state traded words over who should be blamed for the incident.
The election in Edo is scheduled to hold in all the 18 Local
Government Areas (LGA) of the state.
Though there are fourteen political parties in the gubernatorial
race, stats suggest that the real race is between
the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
There are fears that things might degenerate as have been seen
in past elections, the police and other security agencies have
assured voters of their safety, urging them to conduct themselves
in a very orderly manner.
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