{"id":52944,"date":"2021-11-06T15:01:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zlp-candidate-okonkwo-votes-decries-bvas-commends-security-arrangement"},"modified":"2021-11-06T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T14:14:28","slug":"zlp-candidate-okonkwo-votes-decries-bvas-commends-security-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zlp-candidate-okonkwo-votes-decries-bvas-commends-security-arrangement","title":{"rendered":"ZLP candidate, Okonkwo votes, decries BVAS, commends security arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Dr Obiora Okonkwo, has voted in his polling unit, Ogidi Town Hall, Polling Unit 009, Ogidi Ward 2.<\/p>\n<p>Okonkwo who spoke to journalists after voting commended the heavy deployment of security for the election.<\/p>\n<p>He said the arrangement for the election is good, and said he hopes the security situation remains till after the election.<\/p>\n<p>He decried technology failure in some places, as occasioned by Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), adding that such may affect peoples confidence in the election.<\/p>\n<p>He also condemned the late commencement of voting in most voting centres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Dr Obiora Okonkwo, has voted in his polling unit, Ogidi Town Hall, Polling Unit 009, Ogidi Ward 2. Okonkwo who spoke to journalists after voting commended the heavy deployment of security for the election. 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