Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on indigenes and residents of the state to take active part in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor described the CVR as a vital civic duty.
He emphasized the importance of the exercise for those who have recently attained voting age, urging all eligible citizens to ensure their names are duly captured in the voters’ register.
Describing the 2026 governorship election as pivotal to sustainable delivery of good governance in Osun State, Governor Adeleke called on voters who may have lost or misplaced their cards to get new ones.
He noted that, “We all must exercise our voting right to sustain a listening and responsive administration in the state.
“I call on Osun residents outside the state to transfer their voting cards to the state and ensure mass participation for retention of people-oriented leadership by August 2026. Our voting card is our weapon to prove that good governance is a possibility as Osun had been experiencing in the last two and half years.
“We must not only update our registration details, we should ensure we vote and protect our votes when the time comes. We must be getting ready to stop electoral robbers if they ever attempt to thwart electoral wills of the people.”
Governor Adeleke charged all state officials and leaders of thought across the local governments to mobilise their people for the exercise, even as he expressed optimism that the electoral commission will conduct a seamless operation in the public interest.
INEC had announced that the CVR exercise will start nationwide today.