Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turnout of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
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Oyetola spoke shortly after casting his vote at his Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School Popo, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun.
In some of the polling units visited in Ilesa and Ile-Ife, majority of the voters came to the polling units with their smartphones although security agents did not allow them to take them inside the cubicles to vote.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Addressing a press conference at the Ola-Oni Centre in Osogbo, the state capital, the CSOs noted that the preparation of INEC for the election was great and urged the people of the state to troop out in large number and vote for candidates of their choice.
Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, made this known on Friday at a press conference in Osogbo.
The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged students in Osun to shun violence during and after the Governorship election on Saturday.
Some lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Friday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to ensure a credible poll in the Osun Saturday gubernatorial election.
The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Ebenezer Aboluwoye, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Osogbo on Friday.
Justice A. A. Aderibigbe issued the order following application by Adeleke.
According to Obi, the police have shown clearly that it is partisan in the Osun State governorship election with such malicious invitation, especially as the contest is barely 72 hours to go.
An election observer group, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement, has expressed concern over the dissemination of fake news in Osun State.
To achieve a hitch free vehicular movement, the Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has called on road users especially those plying the identified routes to note that while Ibadan – Akure express way will be opened for free vehicular movement
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, the Inter Party Advisory Council has called for credible, free and free election.
Observer groups accredited for the Osun governorship election have commended the Independent National Electoral Commissionand security agencies for their commitment to ensuring a credible and transparent election.
Ezenwa Nwagwu, a board member of YIAGA Africa in a statement, said that the group under its Watching The Vote project deployed 561 observers to monitor the pre, during and post-election environment of Osun.
Heavy security presence was also noticed at the entrance of Central Bank of Nigeria, a few kilometres away from INEC office on Thursday.
Besides plans to unleash violence, the TMG said its investigations have revealed that politicians have embarked on the distribution of money, food items and gifts in 12 Local Government Areas of the state, with the aim of inducing the indigenes to vote in their favour.
The market women promised massive votes for Oyetola as they expressed their desire to allow consolidation of outgoing Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s achievement for the betterment of the entire people of the state.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, has reiterated the commitment of the commission toward conducting free, fair and credible election come Saturday in Osun State.