Osun 2026: Voters turn out early in Adeleke’s hometown

Residents of Ede in Osun on Saturday trooped to the various polling units in the town to exercise their civic duties in the ongoing governorship election.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that as early as 6:30am, vehicles were seen conveying the voters and some youth corps members to various polling units in preparation for the exercise.

NAN also reports that some voters arrived at their polling units as early as 6:40 a.m., waiting for INEC officials to verify their names and ensure that they were duly accredited before exercising their franchise.

Security personnel were also seen at various points across Ede North and Ede South Local Government Areas, manning checkpoints, in line with the vehicular movement restriction order by the police.

NAN also reports that some local election observers were sighted in some polling units trying to observe the situation of things pending the commencement of accreditation of voters.

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Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had equally arrived at some polling units as early as 6:50 a.m., ahead of the arrival of INEC officials with election materials.

While accreditation had started in some polling units, other places visited had yet to get the names of eligible voters pasted by INEC officials.

Some of the polling units visited included Sagba Agbogunde Ward 2, unit 9, Adogbe Ward 3, unit 5, CAC Ward 4, unit 2, all in Ede North Local Government as well as Orita Alajue Ward 5, unit 1, Obalaoye Unit 5, Ward 2 and Agip Ward 2, unit 3 in Ede South Council Area.

NAN reports that Ede is the home town of Gov. Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of Accord.

(NAN)

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