Ajayi's concerns go beyond technical glitches, as he believes the system has been compromised.
Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Ondo State governorship election, has voiced his disappointment with the electoral process after casting his vote at Apoi Ward 11, Unit 004 in Ese-Odo Local Government Area.
Ajayi expressed frustration with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctioning, which delayed his accreditation for about 10 minutes.
Ajayi's concerns go beyond technical glitches, as he believes the system has been compromised.
He stated, "The system has been compromised. It is sad INEC can't conduct election well in one state."
The criticism suggests that Ajayi doubts the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) ability to ensure a fair and smooth electoral process.
The PDP candidate's dissatisfaction echoed earlier complaints from his party about BVAS malfunctions and potential bias from INEC officials, particularly the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Olatoyin Babalola.
Ajayi questioned the REC's impartiality, saying, "We have said it severally that we don't trust Barrister Olatoyin Babalola, that this woman can't be fair".
“I think it is deliberate on the part of INEC and the REC. And we’ve said this several times that the woman can’t be fair.
“I have had series of complaints from across the state. People are complaining of vote buying. It is a very shameful exercise.”
SaharaReporters earlier reported that some members of All Progressives Congress (APC) were captured on camera sharing N3000 to Ondo State residents to canvass votes for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
This was revealed in a video made available to SaharaReporters by the African Action Congress (AAC) Oyo State Chairman, Kayode Babayomi.
The APC Chieftains were seen apparently sharing money to voters at Ward 3 ,Unit 11 and 12 ,Ilu Tuntun,Okitipupa Local Area of the state.
In the video, a voter was heard indicating she collected N3000 from the buyer, but when Kayode Babayomi confronted them, they denied it and flee the scene.
SaharaReporters had also reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members were caught engaging in vote buying at polling unit 007 (PU007), Ajagba Ward 2, Irele Local Government Area,
Some political party agents were caught handing out signed papers to voters as tickets to get paid after casting their votes.
Some voters said that the papers would be used to collect cash from the agents after the election, but they said that they didn't know the exact amount they would be paid.
Earlier, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, participated in the ongoing election by casting his vote early in his polling unit.
The governor arrived at Igbo Ward 4, Obenla community, in Ilaje Local Government Area at 8:46 am, accompanied by his security aides.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, also cast his vote at Polling Unit 004, Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Ajayi, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the election process, describing it as "shameful."
He criticised the delay in the exercise and alleged that the election was being compromised.
He called on Nigerians to demand the resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
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