Osun 2026: Early voters troop out in Adeleke’s hometown

Voters in Ede, Osun State, on Saturday turned out early at polling units across the town to participate in the ongoing governorship election.

As early as 6:30 a.m., vehicles were seen conveying voters and some National Youth Service Corps members to various polling units ahead of the exercise.

Some voters arrived at their polling units around 6:40 a.m., waiting for the arrival of Independent National Electoral Commission officials to verify their details and commence accreditation.

Security personnel were also deployed across Ede North and Ede South Local Government Areas, manning checkpoints and enforcing the restriction on vehicular movement announced by the police.

Local election observers were equally sighted at several polling units monitoring preparations for the exercise.

Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrived at some polling units before 7:00 a.m., ahead of the arrival of INEC officials and election materials.

While accreditation had commenced at some polling units, officials had yet to display the lists of eligible voters at others visited.

The polling units visited included Sagba Agbogunde Ward 2, Unit 9; Adogbe Ward 3, Unit 5; and CAC Ward 4, Unit 2, all in Ede North.

Others were Orita Alajue Ward 5, Unit 1; Obalaoye Ward 2, Unit 5; and Agip Ward 2, Unit 3, in Ede South.

Ede is the hometown of Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election in the governorship contest on the platform of the Accord Party.