The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has secured the conviction of nine persons for vote buying in the state.
The state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Mutiu Agboke, disclosed this on Monday while answering questions on a radio programme in Osogbo.
Agboke said the commission is working tirelessly to ensure there is free, fair and credible election in the state, when residents go to the polls for the state gubernatorial election later in the year.
He said the commission, however, needed the support of stakeholders, and the media to ensure the election is successful, and urged participating political parties in the Osun election to abide by INEC rules and regulations, rather than disrupting the poll.
Agboke said the commission has updated their machines to prevent double or multiple registrations in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR),
He said the commission would also arrest anyone discovered to have or attempting multiple registration and called for media cooperation to control misinformation, saying that facts and information should be verified from the commission before certain news is published.
Agboke, however, said that he would take legal action against any journalist or media outfit that writes or reports any defamatory or untrue news against the commission without verification.
