• 2,000 Police Personnel Allegedly Planned for 10 LGAs
• ‘Stop Voting by 2:30pm, Seal Collation Centres’
• Group Claims ‘Predetermined Results’ Were to Be Calculated Ahead of Poll
• Imole Campaign Council Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plan to End Voting at Noon in Adeleke Strongholds
Barely five days to the Osun governorship election, a potentially explosive allegation has erupted, with a civil society group claiming that a document in circulation outlines an elaborate plan to manipulate voting, shut down collation centres and introduce predetermined results in selected parts of the state.
The allegation, made by The Osun Conscious, has raised fresh questions over the security arrangements surrounding Saturday's election and the need for heightened scrutiny by electoral stakeholders.
The group claimed that it obtained a document titled “Proposed Deployment For Police Officers To Critical Local Government For The Osun 2026 Gubernatorial Elections.”
According to its Coordinator, Ahmed Olajide, the document allegedly details an operational strategy intended to “win this election at all costs.”
THE ‘2:30PM’ PLAN
At the centre of the explosive allegation is a claim that voting could be deliberately curtailed in selected areas where the Accord Party is considered strong.
The Osun Conscious alleged that the document proposes that “voting in critical areas of interest, where the ACCORD party holds sway, is stopped by 2:30pm.”
The group said the document identifies Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Iwo as particularly important local government areas because of their voting strength, while proposing an operation covering as many as 10 LGAs.
The implication, according to the group, is that thousands of eligible voters could potentially be prevented from exercising their constitutional right if the alleged plan were implemented.
THEN COMES THE COLLATION CENTRE
The allegations become even more serious at the collation stage.
The Osun Conscious claimed the document allegedly proposes that by 5pm, local government collation centres in up to 10 selected LGAs would be “fully cordoned and manned for specific enforcement.”
But the most startling claim concerns the alleged preparation of election results before the collation process.
According to the group, the document allegedly states that “predetermined results should have been properly calculated and calibrated according to the voter registration” in the affected local governments.
It further alleges that “alternative collation centres” would be established to consolidate what the group described as already-written results.
The group also claimed the document provides that only “approved Accord local government collation officers” would be permitted into the relevant offices.
If authentic, such a scheme would amount to a direct assault on the credibility of the electoral process.
2,000 MEN, APCs AND ‘ENFORCEMENT’
The Osun Conscious further alleged that the document proposes the deployment of 2,000 personnel across 10 local government areas.
It claimed the operation would begin at polling units, where personnel would allegedly enforce the proposed early termination of voting.
The second phase would reportedly see the personnel move to local government collation centres to cordon off the facilities and evacuate election materials to what the document allegedly describes as a “safe location.”
The group also claimed that each affected collation centre would be covered by at least three mobile and counter-terrorism units, supported by at least three Armoured Personnel Carriers.
The alleged objective, according to the group, would be to “curtail any dissident reaction” to the proposed measures.
IMOLÈ CAMPAIGN COUNCIL SOUNDS THE ALARM
The explosive allegations came on the heels of a separate warning from the Imole Campaign Council, which accused the APC of allegedly plotting to disenfranchise voters in areas considered strongholds of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the Council claimed it had received “credible intelligence” of an alleged attempt to pressure INEC into ending voting as early as 12 noon in selected local government areas.
The Council described the alleged development as a dangerous attempt to manipulate voter participation and distort the electoral process.
Olajengbesi alleged that the latest development was part of a broader pattern of attempts to weaken Accord's electoral prospects, including what the Council described as failed legal efforts to remove Adeleke and the party from the ballot, alongside allegations of arrests and harassment of party members.
The Council further alleged that federal influence was now being deployed in an attempt to pressure the electoral umpire.
‘INEC MUST NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO STEAL OSUN VOTES’
The Imole Campaign Council urged INEC to remain firm and independent, insisting that no political actor should determine when voting ends in any polling unit.
It demanded strict adherence to established electoral procedures and timelines, stressing that eligible voters who arrive within the legally prescribed voting period must be allowed to vote.
The Council also called for uniform application of electoral rules across the state, without political favour or selective enforcement.
It warned that the Osun election would be closely watched as an important test of Nigeria's democratic institutions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
CIVIL SOCIETY, OBSERVERS PUT ON ALERT
The Osun Conscious and the Imole Campaign Council both called for heightened vigilance by civil society organisations, election observers, international partners and the media.
They urged stakeholders to monitor polling units, collation centres and security deployments closely throughout the electoral process.
The allegations are particularly significant given the heightened political tension surrounding the August 15 election.
However, OneForAllMedia cannot independently verify the authenticity of the alleged deployment document or the claims attributed to it as of the time of publication.
The All Progressives Congress was contacted for its response to the allegations, but efforts to obtain its reaction were unsuccessful as of press time.
With just five days to the election, the central question now is whether Saturday's poll will be allowed to run its full democratic course, with every eligible voter given a genuine opportunity to vote and every vote allowed to count.
