Osun Elections: Oyetola, Lasun Cast Ballot

Abiola Olawale
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Osun Elections: Oyetola, Lasun Cast Ballot

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adegboyega Oyetola and the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Lasun Yusuf have both cast their votes in their respective polling units.

Oyetola and his wife cast their votes 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.

The couple arrived at the polling station at about 10:37 am after which they joined the queue to cast their votes.

Also, Labour Party candidate, Yusuf cast his vote at his polling unit 04, Ward 5, Woru compound, Irepodun LGA.

He cast his ballot on Saturday at about 10:20 am.

Speaking after casting his votes, Yusuf decried the long time it took him to be accredited by the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

According to him, it took more than 10 minutes to get done with his accreditation and that will waste a lot of time if such a situation persists.

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