The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards for the August 15 Osun State governorship election to July 31, assuring residents that the outcome of the poll would be determined by votes and not violence.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), gave the assurance on Wednesday during an Expanded Stakeholders’ Meeting in Osogbo, saying the commission had concluded a comprehensive readiness audit and was fully prepared to conduct a credible election.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the commission disclosed that 2,339,233 registered voters are eligible to participate in the election across the state’s 30 local government areas, 332 registration areas and 3,763 polling units, with 14 political parties fielding candidates.
“The ballot box, and not the bullet, will determine the outcome of the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, as INEC will not allow the will of the electorate to be subverted by violence or
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