Commercial activities, vehicular and human movement continue uninterrupted Saturday morning in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election is underway.
The State’s Police Command’s spokesperson SP Yemisi Opalola, had said on Thursday that restrictions on movement during the election would be determined by observed security situation.
Prior to Saturday’s election, the two APC factions in the state had traded accusations and counter-accusations about plans to engage thugs and hoodlums to disrupt the exercise.
They also made counter-allegations about threats to lives and plans to kit thugs with fake paramilitary uniforms to truncate the process.
One of the factions, The Osun Progressives is loyal to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola, while the other, Ileri Oluwa, is loyal to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, a contender in Saturday’s primary election.
Despite the tension ahead of the primary, the atmosphere in Osogbo was peaceful Saturday morning, as businesses and other commercial activities went on unhindered.
In order to maintain peace, there was heavy presence of security operatives at Ward 4, early Saturday morning at the Union Baptist Primary School, Osogbo, where accreditation of delegates was holding.
Police operatives and those of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were spotted all over the venue.
At Ward 3, Olutimehin Grammar School, also in Osogbo, accreditation was yet to start as APC officials were erecting tents and working to put other arrangements in place, with party members milling around.
NAN