There is high turnout of voters in Ekiti state today in the presidential and National assembly elections.
As early as 8am, virtually all the polling units in the state capital witnessed heavy clusters of voters, while the INEC staff came as early as 8am to attend to voters.
Blueprint gathered that most of them trekked several kilometres to get to their polling units due to the restrictions placed on vehicular movements.
The State police commissioner, Mr Asuquo Amba , lauded the process , particularly the large turnout of voters.
He said his men and officers are all over Ekiti to ensure that sanity prevails.
“Our men are all over the place and we are getting favourable feedbacks across the state. We are on ground and all the voters and INEC staffs including election materials are safe”.
Also, a Presidential aide, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, after voting at Adeyinka Jimba unit 009B at Ward 8 in Ado Ekiti , applauded INEC and security agencies for their peaceful conducts.
Ojudu, who is the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, added that the level of credibility of the polls will be high if the situation in Ekiti is the same all over the country.
“This is an exceptionally high turnout of voters. We never expected it. And I am sure that with the feelers we are getting across Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will win today’s election”, he said.
