The Independent National Electoral Commission says a total of 4,427 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System devices have been configured for the Osun State governorship election, including 664 backup units, which could cater for any incident before and during the election.
The commission has also established 97 Super Registration Area Centres and 105 Registration Area Centres across all the local government areas in the state, which would be fully activated the night before election day.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Dayo Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
The commission has fixed August 15 for the state governorship election, with the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, contesting on the ticket of Accord against Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress, among others.
Ahead of the election, there has been reported violence in some areas
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