Osun 2026: INEC charges officials, transport unions on neutrality

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned Supervisory Presiding Officers, SPOs, and transport unions against partisanship.

It directed them to guarantee the timely deployment of unit and predetermination materials crossed the state.

The informing is coming ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, issued the directives on Friday during abstracted engagements successful Osogbo arsenic portion of his readiness appraisal circuit up of the off-cycle governorship election.

Addressing leaders of transport unions astatine the INEC State Office, Amupitan said the Commission expected implicit neutrality from each transport providers engaged for the election, stressing that vehicles contracted for the workout would run strictly nether INEC’s supervision.

He said the committee had entrusted the unions with predetermination logistics due to the fact that of their operational capacity, but warned that immoderate show of governmental allegiance by drivers oregon transport operators would not beryllium tolerated during the electoral process.

“The infinitesimal we prosecute you for the intent of this election, we are expected to ain your fleet, ...