The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given a fresh update on the 2022 Osun Gubernatorial Election.
AMILOADED recalls that the electoral commission had fixed July 16, 2022 for the governorship election in the state.
However, giving an update during a radio current affairs programme on Thursday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje disclosed that in preparation for the 2022 Osun Gubernatorial Election, INEC is planning to engage security agencies in troubled spots and polling units to forestall election violence.
Agbaje revealed that in Osun State, INEC has also been able to expand voter access to polling units, embarked on strategic planning for January 2022 to December 2026, partake and ensure the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is going on smoothly and also receive from the INEC headquarter taking delivery of non-sensitive materials.
He explained that the polling units in the state have been increased from 3,010 to 3,763 and with this, the Commission has successfully moved voting points familiar to voters to areas where they can easily cast their votes, reduced voter apathy, reduction of crowds as much as possible and successfully cut down transit time to voting points for people with disabilities.
While maintaining that the electronic transmission of election results will add credibility to the electoral process, Agbaje described individuals calling for its non-inclusion in the Electoral Act as lacking knowledge of election matters.
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