Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state, the Kimpa Development Initiative( KDI) has raised concerns over the security in four of the 18 local government areas in the state.
Speaking during a pre-election press conference on Friday in Akure, the Executive Director of KDI, Mr Bukola Idowu, listed the four local government areas to include, Akoko South-East, Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo, Ilaje and Êse-Odo, Idanre local government areas of the state.
He said “ These are potential flashpoints that we think security agencies need to look into and have adequate deployment.
“And most especially, either process must be intact and must be adequate and must be top-notch in those areas,”
He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) over its preparation for the election, noting that the commission has put adequate measures in place to ensure the success of the Ondo election.
“We are watching to see how that preparation will translate to the actual execution on election day. And then we are looking at that in like about four major areas” he said.
According to him, security agencies should look at the post-election situation and said “We don’t expect any issue around violence, but we expect that post-election issue should be handled differently and professionally.
“And which we are saying now that the security agencies and all stakeholders need to find a means of handling it well,”
He said that punitive measures should be put in place in addressing vote trading, stating that voter education in the menace seemed to have not yielded meaningful results.
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