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Ondo governorship election largely peaceful, orderly – Yiaga Africa

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One of the civil society group that monitored the Ondo State governorship election, Yiaga Africa, has described the process as largely peaceful and orderly.

According to the group, although there were some cases of attempted vote buying, that did not cast a dark cloud on the outcome of the exercise.

“So far the process is commendable, we went round and we have seen the level of efforts by INEC has put in with respect to coordination. The logistics, though they were challenges but it is commendable,” a Yiaga Africa representative on the field said.

“The setup was okay, voting was okay except for few areas where there were skirmishes associated with thugs and these are also issues that are linked to the desperation of political parties and politicians.”

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