2.3 million registered voters eligible for Osun guber poll – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that 2,339,233 registered voters are eligible to participate in the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election.

Osun State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed the fig on Thursday during the presumption of the Electronic Register of Voters to governmental parties successful Osogbo.

Babalola described the presumption arsenic a important milestone successful the commission’s preparations for the governorship election, saying the registry would heighten transparency, inclusiveness and credibility successful the electoral process.

She explained that the workout was carried retired successful compliance with Sections 19 and 20 of the Electoral Act 2026 (as amended), which mandate INEC to compile, maintain, update and marque disposable the registry of voters to governmental parties wrong the stipulated play earlier elections.

According to her, “The physics registry volition alteration governmental parties to reappraisal the database of eligible voters crossed the state, program their campaigns efficaciously and prosecute the electorate successful a lawful and meaningful manner.”

She urged governmental parties to usage the registry responsibly to deepen elector education, promote citizens’ information successful the electoral process and beforehand higher elector tur...