Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged indigenes and residents of the state to be ready to prevent those he described as electoral robbers from thwarting their will at the polls.

One of the ways he recommended for them to stop electoral rigging is for them to participate actively in the continuous voters’ registration exercise that commenced nationwide today.

The governor also asked those who have registered to be on the ground to vote on election day and stand by their votes.

Describing the CVR as “a critical civic responsibility”, Adeleke, in a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, noted the importance of registration for those who recently attained voting age.
He said all eligible voters must ensure they are duly captured in the voters’ register.

Describing the 2026 governorship election as pivotal to the sustainable delivery of good governance in Osun State, the governor called on voters who may have lost or misplaced their cards to get new ones, noting 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 has 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 will of the people”, the governor was further quoted as saying.

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.