The eight-year tenure of Governor Rauf Aregbesola is gradually winding up as the residents of the state troop to the polls today, Saturday, September 22, to decide who will be the next governor of the state of Osun.
Although there are 48 parties and thus 48 governorship candidates cleared to contest for September 22 governorship election in Osun state, about five of them are expected to be the major contenders jostling for the 1,246,915 votes in the state.
These are a former secretary to the state government, Fatai Akinbade of the ADC; immediate past secretary to the state government, Moshood Adeoti of the ADP; the candidate of the governing APC, Adegboyega Oyetola; a senator, Ademola Adeleke of the PDP; and a former senator, Iyiola Omisore of the SDP.
Who will Osun people give the mandate to become the next state governor among these candidates? Is it going to be Oyetola? Adeleke? Omisore? Or a new fresh face?
NAIJ.com is on ground, live and direct from Osun state, to bring you insightful live updates as Osun people troop out to cast their votes for their preferred candidates today, Saturday, September 22, 2018.
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7.51 am: Road leading to INEC office cordoned off by security officials. Our correspondent can confirm that Osogbo residents came out early to check out their names on the list of accredited voters.
There’s a general lull in most parts of Osogbo and the road leading to Ede.
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Saturday, September 22: 7am: The election day. INEC has promised that the election activities will kick-off at 8am this morning. However, voters are already seen trooping to various polling units, ready to excersise their franchise.
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Pre-election day recap: Friday, September 21: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) distributed all sensitive election materials to all the 30 local government areas of the state under the keen eyes of security officials.
INEC ad-hoc staff with election materials.
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INEC ad-hoc staff checking and packing election materials.
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Security operatives on ground as INEC distributes election materials.
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The state resident electoral commissioner, Segun Agbaje, addressed the press talking about key issues ahead of the election.
He dismissed the allegation that INEC placed a ban on the use of phones in the polling units and also warned politicians and the electorate against vote-buying and vote-selling.
The state resident electoral commissioner, Segun Agbaje, addressed the press talking about key issues ahead of the election.
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