President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has led members of the ruling All Progressives Congress to Osgbo, the Osun state capital to drum support for the candidate of the party, GBOYEGA OYETOLA ahead of the Saturday governorship poll.

While addressing the gathering, President BUHARI assured that his administration will complete all ongoing projects across the country.

He said development in Osun state in the last seven years under the ruling party justify the need for continuity for the benefit of the people.
President BUHARI said never again should Nigerians allow the PDP to return to the seat of power in Abuja.

On his part, APC national leader, BOLA TINUBU said the party is proud of infrastructural renewal in Osun state.

The national chairman of APC, ADAMS OSHIOMOLE advised the people of Osun not toy with their votes saying governance is not meant for the beginners.

The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to ban the use of smartphones at the polling units starting with the Osun governorship poll.

National Chairman of the party, Prince UCHE SECONDUS, described the development as puzzling, adding that it was aimed at preventing the global community from knowing the process of the elections.

He made the comments during a meeting in Bayelsa with stakeholders from the Bayelsa East senatorial district.

INEC on Monday announced the ban of mobile phones, cameras or any recording devices by voters in polling booths during the Osun State governorship election.

INEC Chairman, Professor MAHMOOD YAKUBU, said the ban will help reduce the risk of vote buying and selling which he described as a norm amongst politicians.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to stop the invitation of Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Osun state governorship election, to answer charges bordering on examination malpractice.

Sources in the presidency told reporters that President Buhari had ordered the IGP not to go ahead with the invitation of the senator.

There is no official statement yet on the purported presidential order.

The police yesterday summoned Senator Adeleke and four other persons to appear before it immediately for arraignment over allegations of aiding and abetting, impersonation and criminal conspiracy in the alleged examination malpractice.

The Principal of Ojo-Aro Community High School in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State and three others are also to be arraigned for what the police describes as conspiracy with the senator.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, investigations have shown that Senator Adeleke and his brother, Sikiru Adeleke registered for the National Examination Council exam in July 2017 as an internal candidate impersonating students of the school at the ages of 57 and 42 years respectively.

The West African Examination Council said the PDP candidate in the Osun state governorship election, Ademola Adeleke sat for its examination in 1981.

The council confirmed Adeleke’s participation in an affidavit deposed at an Abuja High Court in Bwari.

In the result attached to the document filed by WAEC, Adeleke was listed as number 149 out of the 221 candidates that sat for the maiden 1981 examinations of the council at Ede Muslim High School in Ede, Osun state.

The results showed that he sat for only English Language in which he had F9.

He did not sit for other registered subjects which included Mathematics, Literature in English, Islamic Knowledge and Geography.

The court had earlier asked WAEC to produce Adeleke’s results before Saturday’s election.