>
Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A 95-year-old man from Ogun State, Aremu Ajayi, has said he will continue to vote as long as he is still alive.
Ajayi, who spoke with The PUNCH after casting his vote in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday, said he will continue to do what is expected of him and necessary as a citizen.
“We should do what is expected of us. If we refuse to vote, we will suffer the consequences and we are the government. If we fail to do what is expected of us at the right time, we would be hurting ourselves. Everybody should begin to think. Everyone who has a PVC is expected to vote,” he said.
Ajayi, who noted that he has voted countless times, said: “I have been voting since 1960 when independence came. I started voting when we had the northern, western and eastern region.”
He urged Nigerians to always participate in the electoral process, saying it is the power they have to call their leaders to order.