Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has appealed to residents of the state to take part in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) being conducted by the nation’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Governor, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed urged all eligible citizens and residents not to miss the opportunity of getting registered to vote.
Adeleke’s appeal coincided with the commencement of the CVR exercise nationwide on Monday, calling it “a critical civic responsibility.”
He emphasised the need for active citizen participation in the nation’s democratic process, a step which, according to him, begins with voters’ registration.
The Governor called on Osun citizens residing outside the state to transfer their cards to the state and ensure that their details were duly updated so as to be able to vote in the 2026 governorship election in the state.
“I call on Osun residents outside the state to transfer their voting cards to the state and ensure mass participation for retention of people oriented leadership by August 2026.
“Our voting card is our weapon to prove that good governance is a possibility as Osun had been experiencing in the last two and half years.
“We must not only update our registration details, we should ensure we vote and protect our votes when the time comes,” the Governor was quoted as saying.
Misplaced their cards
Describing the 2026 governorship election as pivotal to sustainable delivery of good governance in the state, the Governor called on voters who may have lost or misplaced their cards including those whose cards are defaced to get new ones, noting that “We all must exercise our voting right to sustain a listening and responsive administration in the state.”
Governor Adeleke also charged state officials and leaders of thought across the local governments to mobilise their people for the exercise, expressing optimism that the nation’s electoral body will conduct a seamless operation in the public interest.
Lateefah Ibrahim