Politics
Osun 2022: 1,479,595 PVC collected as INEC extends deadline – See details
By Adeleye Kunle
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stated that as of Sunday, 1,479,595 Permanent Voters’ Cards had been collected out of 1,955,657 registered voters in Osun State, TrackNews reports.
This comes as the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, announced that 21,000 police officers would be deployed for the election.
This was revealed at an election stakeholders meeting in Osogbo on Tuesday ahead of the Osun gubernatorial election on Saturday.
He stated that the figure is roughly 76 percent of registered voters.
Prof Yakubu stated that the INEC has extended the deadline for collecting PVCs to Thursday, 14 days before the election.
The police chief stated that 21,000 police officers will be deployed for the election to adequately protect both people and property during and after the election.
In his words, the Inspector-General promised that the police “will leave no stone unturned to ensure a free, fair, and credible election in Osun state.”
Speaking at the event, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, urged both voters and political actors to follow election guidelines and conduct themselves peacefully.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji, the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), hinted that sensitive election materials would arrive in Osun State on Tuesday, while non-sensitive materials had already been batched to Polling Unit Level and were ready to be conveyed to Registration Area Centres (RACs).
Other candidates who attended and were represented at the stakeholders’ meeting included Osun State Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Ademola Adeleke.
-
News2 days ago
Family, Friends Celebrate Jailed Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu’s Birthday
-
Niger Delta5 days ago
Niger Delta Stakeholders Accuse Olu of Warri and PINL Management of Dishonesty Over Terminated Pipeline Contract
-
Politics6 days ago
Rivers’ crisis: Timi Frank to TInubu, APC: Wike’s illegal impeachment plot against Fubara distabilze your administration
-
Politics2 days ago
PROPHESY TO PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ABOUT 2027
-
News6 days ago
Baraza executes court order, removes properties from Becky father’s residence
-
Politics6 days ago
Ogbia Council Boss, Appoints Prince Isaac Amakuro as Political Secretary
-
Business5 days ago
Wema Bank Unveils CoopHub, Nigeria’s First Digital Platform for Cooperative Societies
-
Business3 days ago
Baraza: Bribena pleads for understanding, highlights solutions to organization’s problems