The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 463,186 Permanent Voter’s Cards have not been collected in Osun State.
INEC said the PVCs left uncollected as at last week stood at 515,773, adding that the figure has dropped by one per cent.
Speaking to reporters at a sensitization forum for reporters on the governorship election in Osogbo, the state capital, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, enjoined prospective voters that are yet to collect their PVCs to do so.
He said they still have the opportunity of doing so till September 14, which is a week to the election.
Agbaje, who was represented by the Head of the Voters Education Department, Mr. Steven Ojewande, assured Nigerians that the election will be credible, free and fair.
However, he warned against vote buying and selling, saying INEC is making arrangements to curb the incidence during the Osun poll.
Giving out statistics of voters for the governorship poll, he disclosed that registered voters stood at 1,682,495, while PVC collected was 1,213,026 and uncollected stood at 463,186.
Agbaje said there are 30 local government areas and that registration areas stands at 332 and voting points and polling units are 3,765.
The REC, who maintained that the September 22 election would be used to to further prove that the INEC can conduct free and credible elections. He promised to ensure adequate security during the poll.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman of Osun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Kehinde Ayantunji, appealed to INEC to ensure proper accreditation of journalists for the election, so as to guide against a situation where fake reporters would invade the state he Social Democratic Party yesterday held its mega rally in Osogbo, Osun State capital, to rally support for its candidate in the September 22 governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore.
Led by the national leader of the party, Chief Olu Falae, who was former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the SDP said it was well positioned to win the forthcoming poll.
Falae spoke on restructuring of Nigeria, which he said was over due, maintaining that “until something is done in that direction, peace and development cannot be guaranteed in Nigeria.
He said restructuring of the country could only be realized under the SDP-led government.
On the candidature of Omisore, Falae said: “Our candidate remains the best among all other contestants in the race and with Omisore in government, Osun will get out of pains occasioned by mis-governance.”
Addressing his supporters at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, the venue of the rally, the SDP flag bearer accused the Aregbesola administration of owing workers and pensioners their salaries and pensions.
Omisore said Aregbesola should first “go and pay” workers salaries before fielding a candidate for the September 22 governorship election.
He wondered why a government could owe workers’ salaries when it has money to fund political campaigns and rallies, alleging that the APC had spent over N5 billion on campaign bill boards.
Assuring workers of paying the backlog of their salaries arrears on assumption of office, he promised total overhauling of the Education, Health and Agricultural and other sectors.
Omisore also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working hand in hand to perpetrate electoral fraud before, during and after the conduct of the election.
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