Osun State voters have headed to the polls today, August 15, 2026, to elect the next governor of the State of the Living Spring.
The governorship election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is taking place across the state’s 30 local government areas, with 15 candidates in the race.
Osun has about 2.3 million registered voters, with at least 1.9 million residents expected to participate in the election.
Accreditation and voting commenced at 8:30am following the deployment of election materials across the state.
Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election on the Accord Party platform, cast his ballot at 9:10am at Abogunde Comprehensive 009, Ward 02, Abogunde Sagba, Ede North. He arrived at the polling unit at about 8:36am for accreditation and voting.
Meanwhile, at Iroyin Ayo Open Space Polling Unit 013, Elejigbo D/Elejemo Ward, Ejigbo Local Government Area, party agents insisted that presiding officers count all ballot papers before voting began.
The presiding officers, however, explained that counting all the ballot papers could delay the commencement of voting. The polling unit has 594 registered voters and is the polling unit of ADC governorship candidate, Najeem Salam.
In Osogbo, an elderly woman was among residents who turned out to exercise their franchise.
Earlier, voters had gathered at several polling units across the state ahead of the commencement of voting.
At Sabo Agbongbe II, Ward 7, Polling Units 001 and 011 in Ede Local Government Area, voting cubicles and other election materials had been arranged by 7:50am, while voters waited to be accredited and cast their ballots.
Some voters were also seen checking their names on the voters’ register displayed at the polling units.
At Egbedore Ward, Abogunde Primary School polling unit, voters gathered ahead of accreditation and voting, while voters also turned out at Unit 7, Oke-Oja, Osogbo, as INEC officials prepared the location.
Election materials began arriving at polling locations from about 7:00am as INEC commenced distribution across the state.
