Sen. Buruji Kashamu, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Ogun, has expressed satisfaction with INEC’s conduct of the elections on Saturday.
Kashamu, currently representing Ogun East Senatorial District, also expressed optimism of victory at the governorship poll.
He spoke after casting his vote at Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun.
Kashamu, who arrived at his Ward 6, Unit 26 Polling Unit at Egbe area at exactly 11:45a.m., commended the electoral process.
“I commend President Muhammadu Buhari, security officials and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the good job done so far.
“There were major improvements than the last one we did; it’s more professional, more organised and all is going on peacefully.
“I believe that by God’s grace, I will emerge the victor.
“What will be will be, and when God ordains something, no one can shift it. Those who say I will not win are not God.
“With God’s backing and the people’s backing, I believe I will be successful in achieving my objectives.
“With what I have seen, everywhere is calm and the voting exercise is going on smoothly. I don’t believe anyone would want to risk his life to rig,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sen. Adegbenga Kaka, a former Ogun East senator and the APC stalwart in Ogun, who also cast his vote at the same polling unit with Kashamu, also expressed satisfaction with the electoral process.
“My experience is that of fulfilment. I have just discharged my statutory duty as a responsible citizen of the country.
“I feel that we have started well and I’m hoping that at the end of the polls, we are able to say the exercise has gone successfully peaceful, free and fair.
“The people have conducted themselves well with no skirmishes. Everyone is going about his or her duty without let or hindrance,” Kaka said.
He added that the turnout at the polls was better than that of the presidential poll, which he attributed to the locally inclined nature of the elections.
Asked what his expectations were of whoever emerged victorious, Kaka called for service that would make meaningful impact on the lives of the people.
“Whoever wins must imbibe a spirit of sportsmanship, knowing that even though he wins today, tomorrow might be different; so there should be no cause for rancor,” he said.