By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has described the process of the ongoing governorship election as seemless, orderly and peaceful, even as he appreciated the large turnout and peaceful conduct of both voters and the electoral officers.

Soludo arrived his polling unit at about 1:15 pm in the company of his wife, the First Lady of Anambra State and his children amidst cheers from his people.

He said that from the calls he had received so far, that the election process is going on smoothly except for Nnewi South and Anambra West Loxal Government Areas.

His words, "From what I see here, and from the calls I've been receiving since morning, I can say that everything is going on smoothly; except reports from Nnewi South local government area, where a certain candidate from the area, desperate to win the council area, is reportedly sharing fifteen thousand naira to each voter.

"We got credible report that a certain political party bribed some electoral officers and gave them pre written results to swap during submission time. It is our hope that INEC today would live up to the confidence reposed in them.

"We also heard about BVAS malfunctioning in Olumbanasa in Anambra West local government area of the state. That not withstanding, there is no course for alarm. On the basis of one man - one vote, we're confident of having landslide victory. There's no doubt about it."

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