Delta state gubernatorial candidate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Great Ogboru on Saturday said he was in the gubernatorial race to win.
Ogboru who spoke to journalists immediately after casting his vote in ward 8, unit 1 at Abraka Grammar School, Abraka, said he did not join the race to lose.
“We have gone into the contest because we believe we will win and we will win,” Ogboru said.
While saying that the election has been peaceful so far, Ogboru noted that there were pockets of violence in some parts of the state, alleging that elections were conducted overnight in private residents of some opposition leaders.
“Reports reaching us says that elections were conducted overnight in Burutu and Bomadi local government area of Delta.
“There are pockets of violence here and there and the security agents are doing their best to calm the situation.
“In most of the riverine communities the requirement to use the card readers were not adhered to. In any case this is just the beginning, so let’s see how the day ends,” Ogboru said.
According to him also, “However, there is a massive turnout of voters across the state and we pray that everything turns out peacefully.
The security situation in some parts of the state is good while in some parts, there is security lapses. We have reported some of these incidences to the police with the hope that they will take appropriate action.”
Francis Sadhere
