As Osun State conducted local government council elections across the state, low turnout of voters, as well as absence of security operatives in polling units highlighted the exercise. Although some wards and polling units witnessed a large turnout of voters, majority of the units where voting took place recorded low turnout compared to the last governorship election in the state. …

Former Special Adviser on Education to Osun State Governor, Mr. Jamiu Olawumi, on Saturday, urged people to be wary of footage circulating on social media showing voters participating in the local government poll in the state. The claim was however countered by the Director of Media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr. Oladele Bamiji, who insisted …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 5 am to 5 pm on Saturday as the state holds the local government election. A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Friday, subsequently directed the security agencies to enforce the restriction. The governor also said they should allow only …