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The rescheduled All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Okitipupa LGA of Ondo state on Sunday recorded a low turnout of voters in some wards. 

On Saturday, Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi and the chairman of the committee overseeing the primary poll in the state, announced that voting had been rescheduled in all 13 wards of Okitipupa LGA.

He said the election was not held in the LGA due to the late arrival of materials.

NAN reports that some wards visited in the LGA on Sunday had a low voter turnout while security agents were on the ground.

The wards visited are Okitipupa ward 1 at Stella Maris College, Okitipupa ward 2 at St. John Primary School, Ayeka/Igbodigo ward and Ikoya/Igbinsin/Oloto ward in Ikoya.

According to NAN, party officials and members of the committee were not at the wards at the time of the visit while election materials were not available.

Several governorship hopefuls have condemned the conduct of the primary election.

While some have demanded the cancellation of the election, others alleged irregularities in the process.

Despite the criticism and controversies surrounding the primary election, Ododo insisted the process was transparent.

The winner of the primary election is yet to be announced.