Osun guber: ‘Election facing integrity risk’ – Yiaga Africa exposes financial inducement

Yiaga Africa has published its pre-election investigation regarding the existent circumstances successful Osun successful anticipation of the upcoming governorship elections adjacent month.

According to Yiaga’s report, the integrity of the governorship predetermination is astatine risk, noting an summation successful the organisation of wealth oregon gifts by candidates oregon their supporters to voters.

Yiaga Africa said that its findings conducted betwixt 14 and 29 June 2026, recorded galore occurrences of currency and acquisition organisation by governmental figures and their supporters during run events and assemblage interactions.

The study made disposable to reporters successful Abuja further stated that portion immoderate of these distributions were presented arsenic societal interventions oregon charitable programmes, their timing and proximity to the predetermination rise concerns astir their imaginable to unduly power voters.

“Such incidents were reported successful Irepodun, Ola-Oluwa, Olorunda  and Osogbo LGAs. In Ilobu/Erin, Irepodun LGA, observers heard that a radical known arsenic the ITK Sisters distributed cash, garri, beans and different nutrient items to residents,” the study added.

It continued, “Similarly, observers reported the organisation of nutrient items by unidentified groups successful the Ekerele-Iwara country of Ola-Oluwa LGA, arsenic good arsenic successful parts of Olorunda and Osogbo LGAs. A much so...