Amupitan: 14 Political Parties will Participate in August 15 Osun Gubernatorial Election

•Raises concerns over reports of threats, violence

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, yesterday said 14 political parties would compete in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State.

He has also raised concerns over several reports of violence and threats, saying that insecurity is a direct assault on the sanctity of the ballot.

Speaking at an interactive session with media executives on the election at the INEC office in Osogbo, Amupitan said 32,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) would be recruited via the sanitised INECPRES portal.