The Independent National Electoral Commission, Inec and the Police have appealed to political parties to join the commission in advocating collection of permanent voter cards ahead of the general elections and also shun violence.
This is just as the Commission and the State Police Command organized a stakeholders meeting with political parties to stem the tide of attacks witnessed in the State in the last few weeks.
Over 405,000 PVCs are still uncollected in Osun State.
The State resident Electoral Commissioner is making a lot of efforts to simplify the collection process.
Some political attacks including destruction of billboards were recorded in the last few weeks in the State.
The Commission organized this stakeholders meeting in Osogbo where political parties are represented.
The State Police Commissioner vowed not to take it lightly with any one caught disturbing public Peace.
Dr Mutiu Agboke was also at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi to seek his support.
The Commission promised not jeopardize the confidence reposed in it.
ASSAILANTS KILL CATHOILC PRIEST, INJURE ASSISTANT IN NIGER
Christians in Niger state have been sent into mourning following the barbaric killing of a Catholic priest reverend father Isaac Achi, the parish priest of saints Peter and Paul Catholic church in kafin koro, paikoro local government council of Niger state.
The church was attacked around 12am on Sunday morning. The assistant parish priest reverend father Collins Umeh was also shot severally and left to die before the parish priest was traced to his bathroom shot, macheted and burnt together with the church building.
The priest was the coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria in kafin koro.
According to a local source the terrorist group have been on the trail of the priest for a while .
The assistant parish priest who was also shot has been rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The Niger state police command confirmed the incidence in a statement by the PPRO DSP Wasiu Abiodun.
He said the commissioner of police has sent a reinforcement team to the area and efforts ongoing to apprehend the assailants
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