The Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Osun State has assured residents that the August 15 gubernatorial election will be peaceful, credible and transparent.
The new Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, gave the assurance while addressing protesters at the commission’s office in Osogbo on Tuesday.
Some market women and a civil society group protested the transfer of former REC, Dr Mutiu Agboke, alleging possible manipulation of the election.
But Babalola who was represented by the Head of Legal Department, Mr Niyi Fayanju, and the Head of Voters’ Education and Publicity, Mr Rufus Ariyo, assured the protesters that their votes would count.
She said that the commission had put in place arrangements to ensure that the August governorship election would be credible, free, fair, and conclusive.
The REC said the residents’ fear was understandable, promising that she was in the state to uphold the integrity of the commission and ensure that every vote would count.
She clarified that transfer of staff was the prerogative of the commission and that the transfer of the former REC was in line with civil service rules.
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