Osun Guber: INEC receives eighty per cent election materials

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it has received 80 per cent of the non-sensitive materials required for the Osun State governorship election scheduled for 15 August.

The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this during a news conference held at the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo.

Babalola said the Commission was making steady preparations for the election and assured stakeholders that arrangements were progressing according to schedule.

She explained that INEC was working closely with relevant security agencies to guarantee the safe storage and protection of the election materials before deployment.

“We are collaborating with relevant security agencies to ensure the safe storage of the materials,” Mrs Babalola said.

Addressing concerns over voter apathy, the Resident Electoral Commissioner urged stakeholders to intensify public enlightenment on the importance of participating in the electoral process.

She said political parties, civil society organisations, religious leaders, community leaders, journalists and other stakeholders all had important roles to play in encouraging eligible voters to exercise their franchise.

Mrs Babalola also appealed to media organisations to support the electoral process by providing fair, balanced and credible reports throughout the election period.

“The media should not overheat the polity. We urge journalists to cooperate with the commission through balanced and credible reportage,” she said.