INEC commends ICPC, NSCDC roles ahead Osun guber poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, has attributed the occurrence achieved successful the combat against ballot buying to the strategical relation played by the Independent Corrupt Practices and different related offenses Commission, ICPC.

Mrs Babalola besides acknowledged the contributions of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful reducing predetermination violence, which has enabled peaceful electoral processes.

The Osun INEC brag made this revelation arsenic she continued her courtesy visits to the 2 agencies connected Tuesday successful Osogbo.

She appealed for quality sharing betwixt the agencies and INEC arsenic the committee prepares for the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

Mrs Babalola described the ICPC arsenic 1 of the captious stakeholders successful the electoral process, noting that its relation successful preserving the integrity of elections remains disposable and wide acknowledged.

She added that the committee was alert of the relation played by the ICPC successful the occurrence of erstwhile elections, saying, “Through your vigilance and intervention, you person contributed visibly to maintaining transparent and credible elections...