Accreditation for voters has commenced across polling units in Osun State where voting for the 2026 governorship election is taking place.

Materials for the election were ferried to the polling units in all local governments of the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of the day.

Security agencies are watching most of the materials and are strategically positioned across the state to ensure a smooth voting process.

On Friday, INEC announced the final figures of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected by registered voters across the State.

Out of the total of 2,339,233 registered voters in the State, 1,906,390 PVCs, representing 81.50 per cent, have been collected. The remaining 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent, have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the Commission’s established practice.

Similarly, it should be noted that some persons with damaged, defaced, or lost PVCs applied for replacement of their cards. A total of 6,101 among those who applied printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.

A table of the PVCs collected, Polling Unit by Polling Unit (PU), has been published on the Commission’s website.

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