Osun guber: INEC seeks Ooni’s support for peaceful poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi for continued support, prayers and royal blessings up of the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for August 15, 2026.

Babalola made the entreaty during a sojourn to the accepted ruler successful Ile-Ife on Thursday.

During the visit, the Resident Electoral Commissioner disclosed that the committee acknowledged the publication of accepted institutions to Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian process.

She said the backing of revered accepted institutions had continued to fortify nationalist assurance successful elections and heighten the credibility of the country’s antiauthoritarian system.

Addressing the monarch, she said, “The enactment of revered accepted institutions specified arsenic this has continued to fortify nationalist assurance and heighten the credibility of our antiauthoritarian process.”

She besides sought the continued enactment of the royal throne arsenic preparations intensify for the governorship poll.

“Your Imperial Majesty, arsenic we attack the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for 15th August, 2026, we humbly question the continued royal support, prayers, and bles...