The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties in Osun State to conduct their primaries in accordance with the law ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
Dr. Mutiu Agboke, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, emphasized the importance of conducting party primaries in line with the law to reduce pre-election litigations.
Agboke, in a statement by Olurode Musa, INEC Public Relations Officer, on Monday in Osogbo, appealed to all registered political parties in the state to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the Commission’s Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of their primaries. He stressed that INEC will monitor the activities of political pmply
The commission has fixed August 8, 2026, for the governorship election in the state. According to INEC’s guidelines, political parties’ primaries for the 2026 governorship election in Osun are scheduled to be held between November
