By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

Former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has enjoined officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to buckle up and prevent anything capable of leading to over-voting in any polling unit of the State.

Oyetola who commended the electoral umpire for its diligence, said it was incumbent on the Commission to resist any temptation capable of compromising and marring the standard of the electoral process in the ongoing legislative election in the State.

This is even as Oyetola decried voters’ apathy and pocket of violence that characterised the election in parts of the State, urging residents to resist the PDP’s antics and troop out en masse to exercise their civic responsibilities.

The former Governor stated these on Saturday while fielding questions from journalists shortly after he and his wife cast their vote, at Unit 10, Ward 1, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of the State.

Oyetola who arrived his polling unit alongside his wife around 10:30am, expressed serious concerns on the serial attacks being launched on voters particularly loyalists of his party – the All Progressives Congress, APC in some parts of the State.

He listed some Local Government Areas where the challenges are being experienced to include Osogbo, Olorunda, Ilesa-West, Ilesa-East, Atakunmosa West and Atakunmosa East as well as Councils in Ife axis. He, therefore, called on security agencies and other concerned authorities to swing into action and address the menace.

He wondered how miscreants and political hoodlums would be freely attacking the electorate on the day-of-election without check, saying such devilish act must be curtailed before it snowballs into something else as such could prevent voters from coming out to vote.

Oyetola who attributed the palpable voter’s apathy that characterised the House of Assembly election to incessant violent attacks, intimidation and extra judicial killings and maiming of innocent residents in the last three months, said it had become imperative for the security agencies to immediately rise to the occasion and bring the perpetrators to book.