By Kunle Owolabi, Political Editor reporting from Osun
Isaac Adeniran Adesanmi, a 97-year-old voter was among the people who came out to vote on Saturday governorship election.
Sadly, the nonagenarian could not vote at his polling unit in NUD Primary School, Unit 1, Ward 4, Ilase-Ijesa in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State.
Pa Adesanmi was brought to the polling unit by his relations to exercise his franchise.
However, Adesanmi had problem of accreditation as the BVAs could not capture his face and finger.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission urged him to be patient and promised to try it again.
In an a chat with Theliberationnews, Pa Adesanmi, whose number on the voters list is 116, said he had not stopped voting since he started during the days of late sage Obafemi Awolowo.
“I am 97 year old and I started voting during the time of Awolowo.
“I always vote anytime election comes up. I had been voting in Kaduna before I came back home,” he said.
On his advice for the youths and other Nigerians, he said: “I will advise youths to vote because if they do not, they will not get the of kind of leaders they want.
“My message for Nigerians is to continue to vote at all cost and vote for the people they want to rule them.”
