The Labor Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate for the Ondo State governorship election, Festus Ayo Olorunfemi, has voted.
Naija News reports that Olorunfemi voted at a polling station in Ajowa-Akoko Ward 5 Unit 8, Ajowa-Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday included Olusola Ebiseni’s name in the governorship election following the Court of Appeal’s verdict seeking his replacement.
Meanwhile, tensions rose in Ofosun village, a village on the border between Ondo and Edo states, on Saturday as gunshots allegedly fired by assailants rang out.
The incident caused widespread panic in the area, with residents choosing to stay indoors to avoid stray bullets.
A source in the village who gave his name as Dauda, who spoke to Punch over the phone, said: “We don’t know who they are, but they were firing guns into the air in some parts of the village since early morning.” There were no casualties, but people in the village remained indoors.
It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, but Festus Akbaso, the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, praised the turnout but warned that thugs had attacked some villages in Idanre local government area. expressed concern about the suspected break-in. .
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