INEC Chairman Arrives in Osun; Set for July 16 Poll

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, arrived in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Sunday for the commencement of series of engagements ahead of the July 16 election.
INEC Public Affairs Officer in the state, Osimosu, who confirmed Yakubu’s arrival, said the INEC boss was holding meeting with top management staff of the commission as of the time she was contacted by our correspondent.
Osimosu, statement said there would mock accreditation of voters.
The statement, which indicated that the exercise would hold in selected polling units in the three senatorial districts in the state, added that the mock accreditation commencing Monday would end on Tuesday.
The statement read in part, “This is to inform the general public that INEC in preparation for a hitch-free July 16 Governorship Election in Osun State will be conducting Mock Accreditation on Monday July 4 and 5, 2022 in six Local Government Areas of the State, two Registration Areas/Wards across the three senatorial districts.”