Osun election must be free, fair – Tinubu charges INEC, security agencies

President Bola Tinubu has called connected the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the information agencies to guarantee a peaceful and transparent predetermination successful Osun State.

He cautioned information agencies against giving country to troublemakers to origin chaos during the election.

The radical of Osun State volition spell to the polls connected Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elite their politician successful an predetermination wherever 15 candidates are contesting.

Among them are the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and the African Democratic Congress flagbearer, Najeem Salaam.

Tinubu charged the electorate successful Osun State to travel retired to discharge their civic work and eschew immoderate enactment that could disrupt the peaceful behaviour of the election, portion assuring the radical of their information earlier and aft the polls.