Categories: News

Gov Oyetola, Wife Casts Their Votes In Ongoing Osun Governorship Election [Video]

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has cast his vote along with his wife, Kafayat Oyetola, in the ongoing Osun governorship election.

Osun Governorship Election

The governor, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his wife arrived at the polling station at about 10:37 am after which they joined the queue to cast their votes.

The couple voted on Saturday at about 11:04 am at polling unit 2 Ward 1, Local Authority Primary School in Boripe Local Government Area of the state.

They were welcomed by a cheering crowd of supporters, some of whom are in the queue waiting to also cast their votes.

Some minutes after joining the queue, the governor and his wife took turns to get accredited by the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

After they were cleared, they picked up their ballot papers and proceeded to the cubicle where they cast their votes and deposited the paper in the ballot box.

[irp]

KanyiDaily had earlier reported that Senator Ademola Adeleke, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was the first contestant to cast his vote in the ongoing Osun governorship election.

[irp]

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

Recent Posts

Transnational Corp pre-tax falls 10.5% to ₦111.39 Billion

LAGOS, Nigeria — Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) reported a pre-tax profit of ₦111.39 billion for…

17 hours ago

United Capital pre-tax profit up 66% to ₦41.58 Billion

LAGOS, Nigeria — United Capital Plc recorded a 66.24% rise in pre-tax profit to ₦41.58…

17 hours ago

PenCom urges young Nigerians to start saving early

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has urged…

17 hours ago

Portfolio inflows hit $7.09bn in Q2, direct investment lags

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s portfolio investment inflows rose 17.6% quarter on quarter to $7.09 billion…

17 hours ago

ICPC withdraws $2.3 Billion tax case against Sterling Oil

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has withdrawn…

18 hours ago

Japan commits $10.4m to expand Nigeria innovation hubs

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has committed…

2 days ago