Some octogenarians who participated in Saturday’s Osun governorship election have explained that their decision to vote was driven by the desire for good governance and a better future for the state.
The elderly voters, who spoke separately with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after casting their ballots at various polling units in Ile-Ife, expressed hope that their votes would count and help determine the outcome of the election.
Mrs Moria Aremu, who voted at L.A. Primary School, Ilode 1, Ward 007, Ife East Local Government Area, described voting as her civic responsibility despite her advanced age.
“I have to perform my civic responsibility by casting my vote for a candidate of my choice, and my expectation is that my vote will count at the end of the election,” she said.
Similarly, 87-year-old Pa Ibrahim Salam said he would continue to participate in elections for as long as he remained alive and in good health.
“As a good citizen of Nigeria, I must vote and contribute my quota towards the growth and development of our country, Nigeria,” Salam said.
He urged Nigerians to actively participate in elections whenever they were called upon to exercise their franchise.
“We must not just sit down at home and be condemning one government or the other. Rather, we must take it up as our civic duty to come out to vote anytime there’s an election,” he said.
