By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Voters were scared at the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, as gunshots were fired from the palace of the king of Ifaki, the hometown of former Governor of the State, Engr. Segun Oni.
Oni is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and is considered a major contender
Residents of the community said the gunshots were fired to indicate that the monarch was at alert and not a sign of violence.
Voters in the state have trooped in their numbers across the sixteen local government areas of the state to decide who takes over from the incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi whose tenure expires this year.
About 16 governorship candidates are testing their popularity at the polls.
But the contest is expected to be a three-horse race between candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the SDP.
The ruling APC is fielding the immediate past Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, as its candidate, while the PDP has its former state chairman, Bisi Kolawole, as its flag-bearer.
As at the time of filling this report, the Governorship candidate of the PDP had cast his vote at Unit 001, Ward 8 in Efon-Ekiti, Efon local government area of the state.
