Sowore Delivers His Polling Unit, Trounces Buhari, Atiku

'Dotun Akintomide
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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, won his polling unit on Saturday.

Sowore cast his vote at RCM Primary School, Apoi Ward II, Unit 005 in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Earlier, the presidential candidate commended the large turnout that greeted Saturday’s polls in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Mr Sowore said he was happy with the fact that accreditation and voting were held simultaneously, although the process was slow

Mr Sowore’s polling unit had 844 registered voters.

“The process has been orderly but very slow. I have been on the queue for a long time now, we hope that things will be hastened up so that as many people as possible can vote, ”he said.

In the final result, announced by the INEC presiding officer, Mr Sowore of AAC scored 208 votes, Muhammadu Buhari of APC scored 82 votes while Atiku Abubakar of PDP scored 11 votes.

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