Osun 2026: Adeleke’s Campaign Council urges INEC to address election concerns

The Imole Campaign Council, the level coordinating the re-election bid of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called connected the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to code alleged shortcomings recorded during caller off-cycle and by-elections up of the state’s governorship election.

The Director-General of the run council, Lere Oyewumi, made the telephone portion speaking with journalists successful Osogbo on Monday, wherever helium raised concerns implicit the credibility of erstwhile elections and urged the electoral umpire to fortify its processes.

Oyewumi alleged that during immoderate caller off-cycle and by-elections held successful Ogun, Oyo, Jigawa and Ekiti states, persons suspected to beryllium “mercenary voters” were issued Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, soon earlier predetermination day.

He besides expressed concerns implicit the alleged shortage of ballot papers and different delicate predetermination materials, claiming that immoderate irregularities were recorded during the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, including the circulation of pre-thumbprinted ballot papers.

According to him, method difficulties linked to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, affected the behaviour of elections successful Ekiti State and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Area Council polls.

The lawmaker further alleged that during caller elections successful Anambra, Ekiti and the FCT, immoderate governmental ...