INEC to Relocate Voter Registration Points from Locked Osun LG Secretariats
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has announced plans to move Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centres from local government secretariats currently under lock due to a political dispute.
Since February 17, 2025, council secretariats have remained shut following a tussle between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over control of local governments.
The APC claims the February 10, 2025, Court of Appeal judgment in Akure reinstated its candidates elected during the October 15, 2022, council polls, who were earlier sacked by a Federal High Court in Osogbo in December 2022.
The PDP, however, insists its officials, sworn in on February 22, 2025, are the legally recognised council administrators.
Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Osogbo on Wednesday, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Mutiu Agboke said alternative locations had been identified to ensure the exercise is not disrupted.
“The CVR will commence on August 18, 2025, with online registration via www.cvr.inecnigeria.org,” Agboke explained. “Registrants will generate a slip after supplying their personal details online, then proceed to INEC offices for biometrics from August 25.”
He added that while INEC offices inside LG secretariats are not technically closed, the commission is relocating those affected to accessible venues.
Agboke also revealed that activities for the August 8, 2026, Osun governorship election have officially begun, with notices already posted in all INEC local government offices.
Party primaries are scheduled between November 24 and December 15, 2025. Submission of candidates’ particulars will run from January 15 to February 9, 2026.
“The access code for nomination form submission will be available from December 15, 2025, at INEC headquarters,” he said, urging parties to strictly follow the timetable.
The REC appealed to political parties and stakeholders to work against vote buying and to help sensitise the electorate on the importance of not selling their votes.
“INEC alone cannot deliver a peaceful and credible election without your cooperation,” Agboke stressed.
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