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INEC Identifies 385 Flashpoints, 200 Difficult Terrains Ahead of Osun Guber Poll

From ThisDay · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • INEC identified 385 flashpoints and 200 difficult terrains for the Osun governorship election, sharing this with security agencies.
  • Governor Adeleke warned voters against selling their cards and accused the APC of trying to disenfranchise voters by buying up cards and extracting PINs.
  • The electoral commission is conducting risk management training for its personnel and assessing security situations in various local government areas.

Ahead of the Osun governorship election, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified 385 "flashpoints" and 200 areas with difficult terrain across the state. Resident Electoral Commissioner Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola stated that this information has been shared with security agencies to aid in operational planning. The commission is also training its personnel in risk management to ensure they can handle duties calmly during the election.

The commission has identified 385 flashpoints across the state and shared the information with security agencies as part of preparations for the forthcoming governorship election.

— Mrs. Oluwatoyin BabalolaThe Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, disclosed the commission's preparations for the election.

Babalola personally visited 29 of the state's 30 local government areas, noting significant security challenges in some regions, though she stopped short of calling them banditry. The commission is equipping field officers for on-the-ground risk assessments and security monitoring, operating within what she described as the "amber zone" of electoral preparedness.

Field officers will be deployed across the 13 local government areas participating in the election to conduct on-the-ground risk assessments and monitor the security situation.

— Mrs. Oluwatoyin BabalolaThe REC explained the commission's deployment strategy for election officials.

Meanwhile, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised concerns about an alleged operation by the Osun APC to purchase voters' cards and extract PIN numbers. He warned voters against monetary inducements and accused the APC of attempting to disenfranchise citizens and manipulate the August 15 election results. Adeleke urged the electoral commission to address these "anti-democratic activities" targeting local governments with strong Accord Party support.

The governor warned against what he called illegal and anti-democratic activities that were targeted at compromising the voters registers, electronically disenfranchising voters and manipulating the outcome of August 15 polls, calling the attention of the electoral commission to the untoward development.

— Ademola AdelekeGovernor Adeleke's statement regarding alleged APC activities to influence the election.
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Originally published by ThisDay in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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