Madam Oyedade, a 100-year-old voter in the Ekiti State governorship election, on Saturday appealed to political leaders to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country.
She lamented that “nobody is safe now in Nigeria. It’s a pity.”
Speaking in Yoruba while awaiting accreditation at Polling Unit 001, Aye Ward, Aye Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state, the centenarian said she came out to vote because she wanted the best candidate to win 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 begged 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 governorship election witnessed the participation of many elderly voters across polling units.
