2016 Edo State Governorship Election Update!
Despite security presence at the polling units, transactions on buying and selling of votes continued unhindered in some units monitored on Wednesday.
PREMIUM TIMES observed at Igueke community, in Orhiowon local government area, a crowd of young men distributing cash to influence voting in the early hours of Wednesday.
Some of the voters at unit 26 and 27 in Iduenbo Ward, would first visit the distributor of the cash encircled by members of the group before going to queue for voting.
In Auchi, Etsakor West local government, the practice is rampant, as cash was distributed openly to voters.
Premium Times gathered that the voters first received N1000 before queuing. They got a balance of N1000 after voting for the candidate who paid the money.
An observer who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday said the practice was rampant at units 7, 9 and 10 Ward 1.
“As I speak to you now, they are doing it and as I talk to you, they are hearing me talking to you about,” he said.
But the Social Democratic Party has lamented the use of funds to buy votes in the election.
Source: Premium Times
Oshiomhole alleges snatching of card reader in okpoji by PDP thugs
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that card reader for the conduct of governorship election in Okpoji community in Esan South-East local government was stolen by Peoples Democratic Party thugs.
Oshiomhole who made the allegation shortly after voting at 11:16 am at Iyamho primary school said he got the information from the traditional ruler of Okpoji community.
“I have received a report just now from the Onogie of Okpoji that PDP thugs went to remove the card reader in order to prevent the people of Okpoji from voting. So we are dealing with that because the people have a right to vote and that right cannot be compromised.
