Osun Election: New ballot papers delivered today; Adeleke declares Friday work free
By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, Omeiza Ajayi & Shina Abubakar TO ensure that no party or candidate is excluded, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it has commenced the reproduction of ballot papers for the August 15 Osun State governorship election to accommodate the candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Dr Francis Olugbenga Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Babajimi Oladipo.
This was as Governor Ademola Adeleke declared Friday, August 14 as work free, to allow public service workers participate in the poll; and Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to the state to coordinate security operations and ensure violence free balloting.
Reproduced ballot papers to be delivered today “The Commission wishes to inform the public that the reproduced ballot papers will arrive in Osun State on Thursday, 13th August 2026, and will, the same day, be moved to Local Government Area offices across the State, in line with its standard distribution procedure ahead of the election,” the statement read.
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