Ekiti: I want best candidate to win; Nigeria no longer safe — says 100-year-old woman

By Dayo Johnson

A 100-year-old voter, Madam Oyedade, on Saturday appealed to political leaders to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country, saying no Nigerian feels safe anymore.

Speaking with Vanguard in Yoruba while awaiting accreditation at Polling Unit 001, Aye Ward, Aye Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the centenarian said she turned out to vote because she wanted the most qualified candidate to emerge victorious in the governorship election.

“I came out to vote because I want the best candidate to emerge,” she said.

Asked about the security situation in the country, Madam Oyedade urged President Bola Tinubu and state governors to take urgent steps to address the challenge.

“I want to appeal to President Bola Tinubu and the state governors in the country to urgently find a lasting solution to insecurity.

“Nobody is safe now in Nigeria. It’s a pity,” she lamented.

The Ekiti governorship election witnessed the participation of several elderly voters across polling units in different parts of the state, with many of them turning out early to exercise their civic responsibility despite their age.

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