By Olufemi Oni, Ilorin.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended the appreciable turn out of the voters for the Saturday local government election in the State, noting that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria.

“From what we can see here, the turn out is very okay. Democracy has come to stay”, the Governor said.

Speaking after casting his vote at Idigba polling unit 004 of Adewole Ward of the Ilorin West local government area at about 10:55 am, the Governor AbdulRazaq described the conduct of the election as peaceful.

He further commended the security agencies for their conduct and urged them to maintain the spirit.

While assessing the situation, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ilorin South local government area of the state, Hon. Majeed Bolakale Podo, adjudged the process as peaceful and orderly.

“Everything is going on smoothly. There’s not been any complaint in all the wards in the Ilorin South. It has been peaceful and orderly so far,” he asserted.

Speaking on his programme for his constituents if elected, Hon. Podo said: “If I emerge chairman of my local government, I’ll follow footsteps of my Governor because he is a performing Governor.”

Also speaking while monitoring the conduct of the election in parts of Ilorin metropolis, the Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), Mohammed Baba-Okanla, ascribed reported delay in commencement of the election to breakdown in logistics.

He added: “Some circumstances can cause delay. Some of the vehicles conveying election materials to polling units broke down and we’ve found ways to amend the situation. You can see in this area now, normalcy has returned. In some of the places we’ve visited, there was no problem, it’s just that there was late arrival of material. But as soon as we got there, situations were improved upon.”