The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) states that the 2026 Osun governorship election was mostly peaceful, despite reports of vote-buying, technical difficulties, and isolated incidents of violence.
CDD-West Africa, through its Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), announced this in its initial statement, issued on Saturday in Abuja and signed by its Director, Dauda Garuba, and the Chair of the EAC, Victor Adetula.
The centre monitored the election across Osun’s 30 Local Government Areas, 332 registration areas, and 3,763 polling units.
Its findings were based on reports from field observers and credible media coverage throughout the state.
According to CDD-EAC, INEC’s deployment was mostly successful, with 89.1 per cent of observed polling units recording officials arriving before 8:30 a.m.
