Osun poll: No election should be conducted in fear, SERAP seeks voter protection

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has warned that no election should be conducted in fear, urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take urgent action on reported cases of political violence, threats, and intimidation ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election. In a statement, SERAP called for INEC to identify, document, and publicly report incidents of political violence, while taking preventive measures to protect voters, candidates, and other election stakeholders.

The organization emphasized the need for victims of political violence and their families to have access to justice and effective remedies, and urged INEC to preserve credible evidence of serious, widespread, or systematic political violence, referring credible allegations to relevant security agencies for impartial and transparent investigation and prosecution.

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