OSUN ELECTION: TINUBU TASKS INEC, SECURITY AGENCIES WITH ENSURING FREE, FAIR POLL

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By:Tajudeen Aminat

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure that Saturday’s Osun State governorship election is peaceful, transparent, free and fair.

The President warned security agencies against allowing troublemakers to disrupt the electoral process, stressing the need to protect voters and election officials throughout the exercise.

The Osun governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, features 15 candidates, including incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, APC candidate Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji and African Democratic Congress candidate Najeem Salaam.

In a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu urged Osun residents to turn out in large numbers to exercise their franchise peacefully and vote for candidates of their choice.

He called on INEC to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, describing the poll as an opportunity to demonstrate the commission’s readiness for the 2027 general elections.

Tinubu also directed the Inspector-General of Police and other security chiefs involved in the election to provide adequate security at polling units and ensure that voters and electoral officials can perform their duties without fear or intimidation.

The President assured residents that necessary measures had been put in place to safeguard them before, during and after the election.

He stressed that the outcome of the Osun governorship election must reflect the genuine will of the people.