Osun Election: Accord writes EU, seeks intervention for free, fair poll

The nationalist enactment of Accord has written the European Union, EU, appealing for involution to guarantee a transparent and peaceful governorship predetermination successful Osun State.

The letter, signed by the nationalist Chairman of Accord, Chief Maxwell Mgbudem, Esq, drew the attraction of the EU to what the enactment described arsenic the progressively tense and disturbing governmental concern successful Osun State up of the canvass scheduled for Saturday, 15 August 2026.

The missive read:

The predetermination is of sizeable value to the antiauthoritarian improvement of Nigeria, coming astatine a captious play successful the nation’s electoral rhythm and constituting the past large off-cycle governorship predetermination earlier the 2027 General Election. Its credibility and peaceful behaviour volition person important implications for nationalist assurance successful Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian institutions and electoral processes.

Against this background, Accord is profoundly acrophobic astir reports of governmental violence, intimidation, arrests, harassment and deployment of State institutions and information agencies successful ways that person heightened governmental hostility and generated sizeable apprehension among governmental actors and citizens successful the State.

According to accusation and reports avail...