Osun Election: Live updates, results and reports from governorship election

Accreditation and voting commences at Iwo LG 8:49 am

Accreditation and voting has commenced at some polling units in Iwo local government area.

At polling Unit 1 Ward 06 and Unit 1 Ward 5, voters were seen on queue waiting to get accredited.

Some elderly ones who could not stand had to sit down.

Mr. Akande Olalekan, aged 70, who was waiting to cast his vote at Unit 1 Ward 06, said he expected a peaceful polls.

Olalekan predicted victory for his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress.

He said he was happy with the turnout of voters.

Voters troop out en masse in Ayedire for Osun gov poll 8:46 am

Eligible voters in Ayedire council area of Osun state started trooping out in their numbers as early as 6:30am on Saturday to participate in the today’s governorship poll holding across the state.

While many trekked long distances to access the voting centres following the restriction order on vehicular movement, a few went to their units by commercial motor bikes.

The Independent National Electoral Commission ad hoc officials arrived on time in readiness for the election, just as security agencies were on ground.

At the different polling units voters were seen checking their names on displayed voter registers pasted on the walls while others were on queues.

In some areas monitored by our reporter, like Ile-ogbo, Kuta, Olupona, and Oke-Osun, long queues of voters were observed at the polling units, waiting for the commencement of accreditation and voting.
Security agencies were also sighted at strategic locations, ensuring peace and other as the streets were deviod of human traffic.

Excitement in Ejigbo ahead of voting commencement 8:38 am

There is excitement in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State as electoral officers prepare for the commencement of voting at 8.30am

Many voters turned out much earlier to confirm their names on the register.

Among them are elderly women who sat patiently waiting for the exercise to begin.

In Unit 003 Asalu/Akinde, Ward 05 Elejigbo/Ayegbogo, with 723 registered voters, the communty provided a canopy for the use of the electoral officers and voters.

Presiding officers and their assistants were seen as early as 7am setting up at most units.

Many eager voters were at the various units in Ejigbo long before commencement of voting.

Ejigbo is a prominent town in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo LGA, one of the oldest local government areas of Osun State in Nigeria.

Ejigbo is strategically placed in the north-east of Iwo, 30 km from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km from Ede in the south-east.

It is about 40 km north-west of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, and about 95 km north-east of Ibadan.

It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency.

The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database.

Osun 2022: INEC officials, materials arrive polling units 8:20 am

Election materials have arrived at polling units Ayedire local government area of Osun state, as the governorship election commences in the state today.

Our reporter observed that the electoral materials arrived at several polling units in the 10 wards in the local government few minutes 8.am with security agencies visibly on ground.

At Methodist Pry school Unit 003, Ward 005, Ile-Ogbo, where the candidate of Accord Party will cast his vote, electoral officials arrived around 7:30am.

The INEC officials were led by Mr. who is the presiding officers

At polling units 004, NUD primary school, Ward 005, Ileogbo, INEC officials were seen setting up their materials, while voters have started arriving.

Accreditation and voting are expected to start at exactly 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. provided that any voter already in the queue shall be allowed to vote.

Voters arrive polling units at Iwo LG 7:59 am

Registered voters have started arriving polling units at Iwo local government area of Osun State.

At different polling units visited by our reporter, voters were seen checking their names on the voters register pasted on the walls of each polling unit.

Security personnel were also seen entering their names in the register provided by INEC.

Commercial motorcyclists are making brisk business conveying voters to their polling units

Accreditation and voting are expected to begin at 8:30am.

Election Officials and Security Agents waiting for voters at Polling Unit 002, Ward 9, Kuta 1, Aiyedire LGA as at 7.30am.

D-Day – Osun Governorship Election 2022 Voting gets underway as the first voter comes foward for accreditation at Polling Unit 1, Ward 3, Methodist School, Atakumosa West LGA.

Ilesa West Ward 01 Unit 01 Education of voters ongoing. Presiding officer demonstrating how the process will go. Party Agents of APC, PDP & APM already on ground. Voters already on ground in a considerable number.

After months of electioneering campaigns laced with accusations and counter accusations, the D-Day is here.
The stage is set.
The long-awaited governorship election in Osun State is here.

About 15 candidates will be contesting the Osun state governorship election. Some of the candidates have presented various promises to the electorate.
Although 15 political parties have presented their candidates for the number one seat, political analysts have narrowed down the race to three persons.

Among the top contenders are the incumbent, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Lasun Yussuf of the Labour Party.
IDOMA VOICE is currently monitoring the governorship election and brings you live updates, situation reports and results from today governorship election in Osun.