The Osun governorship election commenced peacefully on Saturday, with a heavy security presence observed around polling units in some parts of the state.
The correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the election in Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Ede North, Boripe and Osogbo local government areas, report that voters were seen as early as 6:45 a.m. at some of the polling units visited.
At Ward D1, Unit 8 in Ilesa West council area, INEC officials were on the ground, while voters were seen checking their names on the pasted voters’ list.
The presiding officer at the unit, Segun Adegbaju, said he and other officials arrived at 6:59 a.m.
Similarly, at Ward 8, Unit 3 within the council area, a large number of voters were seen checking their names on the pasted list, while INEC ad hoc staff were also on the ground.
