Osun Guber: CSOs task INEC, police, political parties on credibility, fairness

Civil nine organisations, CSOs, nether the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations successful Nigeria, person called connected the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, information agencies, governmental parties and voters to guarantee credibility, bid and accountability during Saturday’s Osun State governorship election.

The conjugation made the request astatine a pre-election satellite property league themed, ‘2026 Osun State Governorship Election: Demanding Credibility, Peace and Accountability’, held successful Osogbo connected Friday up of Saturday’s governorship poll.

The group, represented by Engr. Uzoma Juliet Uchenna of the New Dimension Network for Peace Initiative, urged INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, and the committee to guarantee that the predetermination is free, fair, credible and transparent.

The conjugation called connected INEC to support each Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines from tampering and guarantee that the devices are tested and afloat functional earlier deployment.

It besides demanded the beingness of trained method unit astatine polling units passim the election, stressing that nary elector should beryllium disenfranchised due to the fact that of instrumentality nonaccomplishment oregon the lack of method support.

The organisations besides appealed to Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and the Nigeria Police Force to stay neutra...