Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has expressed commendation for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for their roles in ensuring a smooth off-cycle governorship election in the state.
After casting his vote in Oru East LGA, Uzodinma shared, “The conduct is very impressive. I want to commend INEC and the security agencies on the kind of deployment they have done and how orderly the environment has become, contrary to the ugly expectation that the environment would not be suitable for voting.”
He continued, “INEC has risen to the occasion, and everything seems to be going well.”
Addressing the low voter turnout, the governor expressed optimism, saying, “It is not over yet. I just came to vote, and other people will still come to vote. But what I have seen here compared to what happened last time is very impressive, and it is our hope that more people will come.”
Uzodinma emphasized the significance of having a conducive environment for the election and noted, “My happiness is that we have the environment to conduct this election, and people have come to exercise their franchise, and voting is going on.”
He also acknowledged the proper deployment of security agencies, stating, “The entire space is manned and occupied, and people are responding positively and behaving themselves. So, I think Imo state is good.”
Uzodinma concluded, “I want the whole world to now see that there is peace here and the election, contrary to that ugly expectation, is going on free, fair, and very credible.”
