The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says all is now set to conduct the Osun state Governorship election slated for August 13, 2026.
The Chairman of the commission, Prof Joash Amupitan made this known in Osogbo, the state’s capital while speaking at the Osun State governorship election stakeholders forum, saying the commission in fully prepared logistically, technologically and operationally to organise a free, fair and credible election next month in line with the nation’s extant laws.
Amupitan stated that 14 political parties are now set to take part in the election, saying over 60 percent of electorate in the state who will participate in the election, have collected their Permanent Voters Card, PVC.
According him “In line with our statutory mandate, the commission has finalised and certified the comprehensive Register of Voters for this off-cycle election. For this election, the Total Registered Voters are 2,339,233, spread across 30 Local Government Areas, 332 Registration Areas (Wards), and 3,763 Polling Units in the state.
“Fourteen political parties will participate in the contest. As at the close of PVC collection yesterday, a total of 322,822, representing 62% of the newly registered voters, had collected their PVCs.
“The Commission has reviewed this development and, in the interest of inclusivity, decided to extend the collection till Friday, 31st July 2026 to enable those who have been unable to collect their PVCs to do so. This is to ensure that no eligible voter is disenfranchised.
“We have contacted security agencies and will request the ICEES to ensure massive deployment of patrol vehicles around the venue of the collection centres. Those concerned should take advantage of this window and collect their PVCs.
“Through the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), double registrations and invalid entries were systematically purged. This clean, legally verified electorate of 2,339,233 citizens holds the exclusive authority to choose the leadership of Osun State.
“To eliminate early-morning deployment bottlenecks, we have decentralised our distribution network into 97 Super Registration Area Centres (Super RACs) and 105 Registration Area Centres (RACs) across the state. We will not compromise our transport logistics frameworks with the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).
“Agreements will be fully ratified ahead of the election. Sensitive materials will be moved under strict security escorts, ad-hoc staff training has been concluded, and field teams will activate all 3,763 polling units simultaneously at 8:30 a.m. on Election Day.”
The magazine reports that Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent is seeking a re-election under the Accord Party.
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