The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has called on traditional rulers in Osun State to support efforts aimed at ensuring a peaceful, free and credible governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026. Prof. Amupitan made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the palace of Enitan Ogunwusi in Ile-Ife on Tuesday as part…
Political parties in Osun State have signed a peace accord, reaffirming their commitment to a peaceful, free, fair, and credible governorship election scheduled for August 15. The peace accord was facilitated by the Osun Development Association during a Governance and Election Integrity Summit held in Osogbo, bringing together key stakeholders, including the Independent National Electoral…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has downplayed concerns over a recent Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of several political parties, including the Accord Party, insisting that the ruling will not affect his participation in the 2026 governorship election. Speaking with journalists at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Oke-Fia, Osogbo, Governor…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially cleared 14 political parties to contest the Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 8, 2026, leaving out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP). INEC’s Osun State spokesman, Musa Olurode, stated that the 14 parties successfully completed their primaries and uploaded the names and…
