Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government area election in the state.
Governor Obaseki made the remark shortly after he voted at Ward 10, Unit 19 polling station at about 1:50pm.
According to him: “In spite of the rain, the turnout has been considerably interesting.
“That means political parties did all what they were supposed to do to sensitise the people.
“Secondly, we can see that the process has been very peaceful.
“I am very happy with this.
“That people were here some minutes before the close of polls.
“We have not had any incidence of violence from anywhere.”
On his expectation of the outcome, the Edo State Governor said he believed the popular candidates would win.
Obaseki, who was elected for his second term in office on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, said: “I believe the popular candidates will win the elections, but don’t forget the PDP went all out to campaign for this election.
“I don’t know how much the other parties mobilised, but I know that the PDP was fully in most parts of the state.”
