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Saraki commends peaceful conduct of polls, says turnout impressive

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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has expressed satisfaction with the massive turnout of voters in Kwara State for the Presidential and National Assembly election in the state.

Saraki spoke with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at Ode Opobiyi Polling Unie (005/006), in Ajikobi ward of Ilorin West local government.

He commended the peaceful atmosphere witnessed in the exercise and urged residents to maintain such postures.

Accompanied by his wife, Toyin Saraki, mother, Florence Saraki and eldest son, Seni, the Senate president cast his vote at 10.20am.

He enjoined the electorate to remain patient to enable them cast their vote within the stipulated time frame.

Saraki, however, decried the late arrival of voting materials to some polling units within Ilorin metropolis. He called on the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to redress such anomalies in subsequent elections.

Earlier, Director General of Kwara PDP Mandate 2019 Campaign, Abubakar Suleiman had also expressed concern over the late arrival of materials as well as the reported malfunctioning of card readers in some parts of the metropolis. He called on INEC to handle the matter without delay.

 

SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin