Osun gov poll largely peaceful, says CDD

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has reported that the 2026 Osun governorship election was generally peaceful, with some operational challenges. The CDD-West Africa's Election Analysis Centre monitored the election across Osun's 30 Local Government Areas, 332 registration areas, and 3,763 polling units. The findings were based on reports from field observers and reviews of credible media reports.

While INEC's deployment was broadly successful, there were delays in some locations, and issues with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) were reported in several areas. CDD urged INEC to provide functional backup equipment and prompt technical support when BVAS malfunctions. The centre also raised concerns about vote buying and violent incidents, urging security agencies to remain politically neutral and investigate credible allegations of vote buying and misconduct.

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