The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,has commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral materials to all 30 local government areas of Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The exercise, supervised by the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, on Friday began after the materials arrived at the Central Bank of Nigeria facility in Osogbo.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, the electoral body said details of collected PVCs had been published for public scrutiny. “A table of the PVCs collected, polling unit by polling unit, has been published on the Commission’s website,” Haruna
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Peter Obi, has called on political parties and their supporters to shun violence and ensure peace before, during and after the Osun State governorship election. Obi urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to ensure that the poll is conducted in a transparent, peaceful
Osun Poll: NSCDC Deploys 10,210 Operatives to Enhance Security The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 10,210 personnel and specialised tactical units to Osun State ahead of the governorship election, as part of efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process. The Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR,
Political tension has intensified in Ilesa, Osun State, following a fresh attack on All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters that reportedly claimed the lives of two party members and left two others critically injured ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The latest violence occurred on Tuesday morning around the Igbogi area of Ilesa, where APC supporters had
Pressure is mounting on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to investigate and, if established, prosecute Senator Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, following a controversial video allegedly showing him making threatening remarks against members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The video, which has circulated widely on social