By Perpetua Onuegbu International Republican Institute (IRI) has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the the Aug. 15 governorship election in Osun, even as it called for ballot secrecy to curb vote trading. IRI President, Daniel Twinning, gave the commendation at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has commended Osun voters for their peaceful participation in Saturday’s governorship election. The Situation Room made this known in its final statement issued on Monday and jointly signed by its Convener, Yunusa Ya’u, and Co-convener, Mma Odi. The statement was readContinue Reading
By Olajide Idowu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Accord as the winner of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the governorship election, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the winner after polling a total of 511,067 votes. Ogunwole statedContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu An NGO, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), West Africa, on Friday called for a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun scheduled for Aug. 15. CDD made the call in a pre-election assessment jointly signed by its Director, Dr Dauda Garuba and Chairman of itsContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged stakeholders to ensure a free, fair, transparent, credible and peaceful election in Osun on Saturday, Aug. 15. IPAC National Chairman, Dr Yusuf Dantalle made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, following the Council’s generalContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Centre for Public Accountability, Rule of Law and Transparency Initiative has backed the EFCC restriction on Osun government accounts. The group, led by Dr Raymond Ndukwe, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, expressed concern over the reported directive requesting EFCC to lift the restrictionContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Credible Elections has appealed for diplomatic engagement from the United States of America and the British Government to support credible governorship election in Osun. The appeal is contained in a petition addressed to the US Ambassador in Nigeria and madeContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The Osun Development Association (ODA) has urged political actors to refrain from inflammatory statements and actions capable of undermining peace ahead of the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election. The Chairman of the association, Dr Segun Aina, gave the advice in a statement issued by theContinue Reading
By Joy Obanya The Spokesperson for The IMOLE Campaign Council (TICC), Mr Pelumi Olagbenjesi, has urged the Federal Government and the International Community to ensure credible governorship election in Osun. Olagbenjesi spoke at a news conference on “The Need for a Transparent, Free and Credible Osun Governorship Election’’, on FridayContinue Reading
Killings By Oyintutu Oyinkolade The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed 30 cases of alleged politically motivated killings ahead of Aug. 15 governorship election in Osun state. The Force Public Relation Officer (FPRO), CSP Anietie Iniedu, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels TV programme, “Morning Brief”. Speaking duringContinue Reading
