Lagos speaker Obasa expresses hope in APC’s victory at presidential polls

Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described the voting process in the presidential election as peaceful.
Mr Obasa, who represents Agege Constituency 1 at the Lagos Assembly, said this just after voting at his Polling Unit 019, Ward E, Oluwole Olaniyan Street, Agege.
He expressed hope that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), would be victorious at the end of the exercise.
“So far, so good, everything is going smoothly. Everything is going well,” he said, further expressing optimism that more of the electorate would come out to vote before the close of the exercise.
He said he did not have issues with the BVAS used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), but said it was too early to give an overall assessment of the process since the election was still ongoing.
“Our concern is not just about winning but we want massive turnout. We want the votes to be in excess.
“We still have time and we are hopeful that more people would turn out at the various polling units.
“Our people have matured and democracy is growing stronger,” he said while advising citizens of the country to be calm and law-abiding.
The Speaker commended the people of Agege in Lagos for their consistency and support for him and the APC.
Meanwhile, Joe Okey-Odumakin, who led a team of election observers to the Speaker’s polling unit, confirmed that Lagos had been peaceful and that the security agencies have displayed high level of professionalism.
She also commended politicians in the State for playing true to the game.
“We have not seen any evidence of vote buying. The party agents are away from the booths. So people are free to vote.
“People are enthusiastic to vote and there has been massive turnout,” she said.
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