The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission has created additional 3,379 voting points in the state to ensure quick accreditation of voters during the August 9 governorship election.

Mr. Agbaje, at a press briefing in Osogbo on Friday said the state had 3,010 polling units before the new addition.
The REC also warned members of the National Youth Service Corps and officials of the commission against allowing themselves to be compromised by politicians.

He said anybody caught engaging in any act which violates the Electoral Law would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
Mr. Agbaje, while assuring the people of the state of the readiness of INEC added that the commission would conduct an election which would be acceptable not only to the people and international observers but also to the candidates and their parties.
The REC said, “We have distributed non-sensitive electoral materials to the 30 Local Government Area offices of the commission for effective and timely preparation at the local government area offices.

“The commission has created 3,379 voting points to accelerate the process of accreditation and voting.
“We have recruited 10,432 ad hoc staff members. These ad hoc staff were sourced from the National Youth Service Corps; serving corps members in Osun, Ekiti, Kwara, Oyo, Ondo and Kogi states. Also, students of Federal Polytechnic, Ede and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and staff of federal establishments in Osun State.

“Any corps member or other categories of INEC staff caught in any unlawful act will be disowned and be handed over to the police.”
He explained that the state had 3,010 polling units but INEC decided to split some units which had about 1,500 registered voters into three to ensure that all voting points had an average of 500 voters. This, he said, would ensure that voters were quickly attended to and ensure easy voting.
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INEC Creates 3,379 Additional Voting Units In Osun

"The REC also warned members of the National Youth Service Corps and officials of the commission against allowing themselves to be compromised by politicians."—Source
That's has been the warning
It's high time FG stopped exposing our youths to danger in the name of adhoc staff

if they like let them create more, Aregbesola will win landslide

They have creat another voting for omisore abi?we shall see