A mild drama played out on Saturday at the Polling
Unit of Mr Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) in the Ondo State Governorship
Election.
This occurred at Polling Unit 9, Ward 2 in Akure South Local
Government Area of the state.
The polling unit is situated at the Sacred Heart Primary School
along Cathedral Road in the state capital.
Ad-hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) had been conducting the exercise smoothly before
it was the turn of Mr. Jegede and his wife, Eno.
The PDP candidate and his wife had arrived at the venue at about
9:07am and later joined the queue yo cast their votes.
They waited for about two hours in the queue before it got to
their turn at about 11:02am.
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However, the smart card reader failed to read their thumbprints
while they stepped aside for the next voter in the queue to get
accredited.
A few moments later, the issue was resolved and the couple was
allowed to cast their ballots.
Despite the development, Mr. Jedede condemned the setback and
faulted the long voting time.
He questioned why the card reader failed at a time when it was
his turn and that of his wife to vote.
The PDP candidate also decried the absence of tech experts from
INEC at his polling unit.