INEC Orders Neutrality Oath for Osun Security Forces

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered security personnel to take a neutrality oath ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15. Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, announced that training for security personnel will occur from July 31 to August 2, with an additional session for supervisory officers on August 9.

The commission will deploy 3,763 Biometric Voter Accreditation (BVA) devices across polling units to ensure valid voter accreditation. A total of 664 BVA devices will serve as backups.

Babalola reported that 381,817 new voter registrations have been recorded, alongside 50,747 transfers and 42,355 updates. The commission is committed to conducting a free, fair, credible, and transparent election, with 80% of non-sensitive materials already deployed to local government areas.

Incumbent governor Ademola Adeleke is seeking re-election against challengers Bola Oyebamiji of the APC and Najeem Salaam of the ADC, among others.