The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said out of 1,955,657 registered voters in Osun State, 1,479,595 Permanent Voters’ Cards have been collected as of Sunday.
This was disclosed during an election stakeholders meeting held in Osogbo on Tuesday for the Osun gubernatorial poll coming on Saturday.
He said the figure is approximately 76 percent of the registered voters.
Prof Yakubu said the INEC has extended the last date for the collection of PVCs to Thursday 14, 24 hours before the election.
Meanwhile,The police boss said 21,000 police personnel will be deployed for the election, to adequately protect both human and materials during and after the election.
Also speaking at the event, the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II appealed to both electorate and political actors to follow the election guidelines and be peaceful in their conduct during the Election
Among other candidates who were present and represented at the stakeholders’ meeting, are the Deputy Governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi and Governor Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ademola Adeleke.