• APC national scribe says party’s candidate’ll empower farmers, improve welfare of civil servants

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, announced the commencement of the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to eligible voters ahead of the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election.

This was as the Imole Campaign Council (TICC), the campaign organisation of Governor Ademola Adeleke, asked the electoral body to strengthen safeguards ahead of the election, raising 10 concerns from recent off-cycle elections across the country.

In another development, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has assured residents of Ila that the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), would prioritise the welfare of civil servants, empower farmers and improve critical sectors of the economy if elected governor of Osun State.