By Mosope Kehinde
There has been a large turnout of voters at affected polling units at the ongoing Supplementary Elections into two Federal Constituencies in Oyo state.
Our correspondent monitoring the exercise also observes that the exercise has been violence free as of the time of filling this report.
At Ward 7, Polling Units 001, there was a heavy security presence involving the Nigeria police, Nigeria Army, DSS, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps as well as some paramilitary agencies.
Meanwhile, Oyo State INEC Residents Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella and his team have begun monitoring the affected polling units to ensure the functionality of the use of the Bimodal Verification and Accreditation System, BVAS
Speaking with journalists at Ward 2 unit 1, A.B.E Technical, the Resident Electoral Commissioner assured electorates of the credibility of the polls.
Reacting to a change of election venue at IDU, Dr Tella disclosed that the change was for security reasons.
He expressed satisfaction with the functionality of the use of BVAS, noting that the exercise has been relatively peaceful.
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