Category: Osun State

The Independent National Electoral Commission has continued uploading results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to its Result Viewing portal. Checks by our correspondent on the INEC Results Viewing Portal as of 5:18pm show that 1,340 polling unit results have been uploaded out of an expected 3,763, representing 35.61 per cent of the total, up […]

The officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the sorting and counting of votes in polling units across Osun State following the conclusion of voting in Saturday’s governorship election. INEC commences sorting, counting of votes. Credit: X | INEC INEC commences sorting, counting of votes. Credit: X | INEC INEC commences sorting, counting […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun uploading results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to its Result Viewing portal. Checks by our correspondent on the INEC Results Viewing Portal as of 4:03 pm show that 402 polling unit results have been uploaded out of an expected 3,763, representing 10.68 per cent of the total. […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has condemned the reported arrest of the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Sunday Bisi, shortly after he cast his vote in Saturday’s governorship election, describing the incident as an attack on democracy. Adeleke, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Director-General of the Accord Party Campaign Council, Senator Lere Oyewumi, has alleged the arrest of 52 voters at the residence of the lawmaker representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, Ibrahim Inaolaji, describing the development as an act of intimidation and harassment ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Our correspondent observed that […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The ongoing Osun State governorship election was reportedly disrupted at Ward 4, Unit 013, Oke-Odo, in Ejigbo Local Government Area on Saturday following an alleged attack by suspected political thugs. The incident reportedly occurred shortly after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Dr Najeem Salaam, cast his ballot at the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo There was an impressive turnout of voters in several parts of Osun State on Saturday as the governorship election got underway, with residents turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise despite security concerns and tension that preceded the poll. Our correspondent, who monitored the election across Ife East, Ife […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke Osun State Governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has expressed confidence in his chances of winning the ongoing governorship election, saying he has the support of the people and God. He spoke shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 09, Ward 02, Sagba in Ede […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, Nojeem Salaam has raised concerns over the alleged failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and issue accreditation tags to some of his party’s agents across the state. The candidate, who spoke with […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has raised concerns over the conduct of the ongoing governorship election, calling on security agencies to remain vigilant and ensure a peaceful and credible process. He spoke to journalists immediately after casting his vote at his polling unit in Ede, saying the election was going well […]