‘We will conduct free, fair, credible, inclusive election in Osun’ — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reportedly said the August canvass volition beryllium conducted successful compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Act, assuring stakeholders that the result of the August 15 Osun Governorship Election volition bespeak the volition of the people.

The Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babalola, gave the assurance portion responding to concerns raised astatine a multi-stakeholder roundtable connected ineligible compliance and electoral integrity organised by a non-governmental organisation, the New Generation Girls and Women Development Initiative, successful Osogbo, Osun State, connected Thursday.

Babalola explained that compliance with the instrumentality remains the strongest safeguard against electoral malpractice, assuring stakeholders of the Commission’s committedness to conducting a credible, escaped and inclusive predetermination successful accordance with ineligible provisions.

“Electoral integrity is measured not lone by the credibility, similar I said, of predetermination procedure, but besides by the behaviour of stakeholders before, during, and aft the election. Compliance with the instrumentality remains the strongest connection against electoral discrepancy,” helium said.

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