Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Saturday, called on National Assembly to reduce the number of registered political parties to avoid confusion for voters in electoral process.
The governor made the statement while addressing journalists shortly after he had cast his vote noted that the National Assembly needs look into the reduction of the number of registered political parties to avoid the high number of parties listed in the ballot paper for election.
Akeredolu expressed that the high number of parties on the ballot paper makes it a difficult task to choose the right candidate and party of choice.
The governor also commended the voters for their massive turnout, adding that those who has not voted should come out en masse to vote for candidates of their choice.
“For me, the process is going on fine and the turnout in my unit is impressive. “If I experience a little difficulty in identifying my party on the ballot paper, it would be more difficult for an illiterate in doing so.
“The ballot paper looks too unwieldy, and I am sure that our National Assembly has to do something about this number of parties that we have,” he said.
Miss Omolade Esupofo, the Presiding Officer of the unit, said voting started at 8:03 a.m and was going on smoothly while the materials arrived early.
She also said that the smart card reader was functioning smoothly.