Assures free poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured thatthe August 9 governorship election in Osun State will be free and fair, even as it announced Monday, August 4, as deadline for collection of permanent voters cards.
The commission also promised not to disenfranchise any eligible voter during the election.
The state’s Resident Electoral Com­missioner (REC) , Mr. Segun Agbaje in a statement issued by the Chief Public Affairs Officer of the commission in the state, Mrs. Nike Tadese assured that the election would be credible by all standards.The INEC boss denied the allegation that the commission was planning to under-supply electoral materials to poll­ing centres during the election, saying the commission would ensure proper and adequate distribution of electoral materials.
Agbaje said: “INEC wishes to reiter­ate that adequate and sufficient provi­sions have been put in place in terms of deployment of electoral materials to cover the 3,010 polling units in the state on election day.”
He added, “collection of permanent voters’ cards is an ongoing exercise and those who are yet to collect their cards should avail themselves the opportunity of collecting theirs at INEC local gov­ernment offices.”
He hinted further that the deadline for collection of the permanent cards is 4th August.

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