Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Edo State has lamented the arrest of supporters of the party by personnel of the police force.

Ighodalo made the appeal before he cast his vote at his polling area.

Speaking to the press, he quizzed only members of the PDP who were arrested while encouraging the security agencies to guarantee a free and fair election.

"Why is it only PDP people they arrest?, he asked adding "I got the information, that they should create a free and fair level playing field. This is getting too much, particularly from the police force or people who claim they are policemen. I dont want to think they are true policemen, they may be rogue policemen. If policemen want to be politicians, they should retire and come back to politics but to be a policeman and a politician, it doesn't work."

Meanwhile, The Punch reports that voters were left frustrated in Ward 7, Unit 39, as the BIVAS machine failed.

The 839 registered voters seated around the unit as they await another machine from INEC.

The polling unit official confirmed that a new machine will brought for the election, expressing hope that the voting time will be extended.

Speaking with our correspondent, a senior citizen, Friday Aiwekhoe, said it was appalling that the BIVAS machine would fail despite the preparation the INEC put into the exercise.

He noted that the problem could be a political and a ploy to disenfranchise the people.