The maasive turn out of voters at 2024 local governments election held in oyo state including the six rural local government council often refer to as less city in ibadan is a pointer to peoples desire to rural development.
There was massive turn out of voters at Ona ara local governments for the 2024 local government election.
As at 11 am when our correspondent got to ward 5 unit 2,5, 15 and 20 in ona ara LG a significant bundles of ballot papers have been used by voters
Apart from large turnout of voters, security presence was adequate and they maintained the restriction of movement which also promotes large turnout of voters.
One of the presiding officers in the ward 5 michael Babakere said votets were identified with votets card after cross checking through the voters register.
Our correspondent accosted the deputy speaker of the state house of assembly Hon Abiodun Fadeyi at Ejioku Ona Ara Local Government, he commended OYSIEC for a well coordinated election.
While the PDP Chairmanship candidate in Ona Ara local government also commended the people for a large turn out.
The story was a bit differnt at Oluyole as people were going about their normal daily activities with total disregard for restriction of movement order.
As at the time of leaving Oluyole local government at 10 am voting matetials were just arriving at some voting centres.
The turnout was impressive at Egbeda local government.
Although the voting materials arrived late at Owobaale ward 3 unit 10 . The materials arrived 12.45pm the voters had queued eagerly waiting for voting materials.
At ward 1 unit 7 Erunmu Egbeda local governments our correspondent met with the state commissioner for lands housing and urban develpment Mr Akin Funmilayo who rated OYSIEC high for organising a hitch free election.
As at the time of leaving Egbeda LG voting was still in progress.