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Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ekiti State  The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambassador Dare Bejide, has alleged that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were distributing money to voters at Ward 2, Polling Unit 004, Oke Omieja, Ilawe-Ekiti. The incident caused a brief disruption at the polling unit before normal voting activities resumed.  Addressing journalists, Bejide said he arrived at the polling unit and met a peaceful atmosphere until the APC Vice Council Chairman allegedly arrived with a large sum of money. He claimed that they objected to the situation, insisting that she should not be distributing money to people at the polling unit. According to him said, if the necessary mechanisms had been put in place earlier, there would be no need for vote-buying on election day. He further alleged that those involved were from different wards and had no business at the polling unit.  He further alleged that they contacted Makinde Araoye, ...

Opeyemi Akinyemi Ekiti State Accreditation and voting have commenced at Ward 13, Unit 001, Farm Settlement, Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti, as eligible voters turn out to exercise their civic responsibility in the ongoing governorship election. Election officials were seen attending to voters, while security personnel maintained their presence to ensure a peaceful and orderly process. Voters arrived at the polling unit early, with accreditation and voting proceeding simultaneously in line with electoral guidelines. The atmosphere at the polling unit remained calm, as electoral officials and stakeholders worked to facilitate a smooth voting exercise. Party agents and Electoral observers were also on ground to monitor the process and ensure compliance with electoral procedures. According to one of the voters, Saka Jimoh Folaranmi described the excercise praised INEC for the seamless electoral voter process. End....

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ado-Ekiti  The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Election Observation Hub, on Friday called for aggressive intelligence-led operations by security agencies to curb vote-trading ahead of the Saturday Ekiti State governorship election.  The Election Observation Hub further appealed to INEC in ensuring that all BVAS devices are properly configured, tested, charged and safe with contingency arrangements to deal with any technical challenges on election day to avoid disruption during accreditation  Speaking on behalf of the groups, the Project Manager of Kukah Centre, Barr Asabe Ndahi who spoke with newsmen at Afe Babalola Civic Centre, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, said “Security agencies should adopt the use of aggressive intelligence-led operations to combat and mitigate the menace of vote trading.” She scored preparedness of security operatives very high, noting that, “overall atmosphere in the State in the run-up to the...

By Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ekiti State The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the timely deployment of election materials to polling units across all 16 Local Government Areas of Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election. The call was made by the Co-Convener of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Celestine Odo, during a press conference held in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Presenting the group's preliminary statement on the Ekiti State Governorship Election, Odo emphasized the need for all electoral stakeholders to strictly comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, as well as the guidelines and regulations issued by INEC for the conduct of the off-cycle election. He particularly stressed the importance of adhering to procedures relating to the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission and verification of polling...

By Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ekiti State The Commissioner of Police overseeing the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election, CP Abayomi Shogunle, has confirmed the successful delivery of both sensitive and non-sensitive election materials to all 16 Local Government Areas of the state ahead of Saturday's governorship poll. Speaking during a press conference at the Ekiti State Police Command Headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, CP Shogunle disclosed that police personnel escorted and monitored the movement of the election materials to ensure their safe arrival and security across the state. According to him, the deployment forms part of a comprehensive security arrangement approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed at maintaining law and order before, during, and after the election. The police commissioner noted that the operational order is designed to guarantee a peaceful electoral process through the deployment of adequate personnel and security resources to strategic locations...

The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Chapter, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, has commended Heads of Local Government Administration (HLAs), directors, deputy directors, State Administrative Council (SAC), State Executive Council (SEC) and local government workers across the state for their steadfastness and commitment since the commencement of the struggle over the leadership of local government councils in Osun State. ‎ ‎Dr. Ogungbangbe, in a statement made available to journalists, praised the dedication and resilience demonstrated by local government officials and workers throughout the period of the crisis, noting that their support had contributed significantly to the stability of local government administration in the state. ‎ ‎The NULGE president also lauded the judiciary for upholding justice and delivering what he described as a clear and unambiguous judgment on the authentic political leadership of the local government councils in O...