Mohammed Haruna, chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

Haruna said 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent of registered voters, were still uncollected. He explained that the uncollected cards had been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in line with INEC’s procedures.

The commission also said some voters whose PVCs were lost, damaged or defaced had applied for replacement cards.

According to Haruna, 6,101 of those who applied for replacements printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.

“Similarly, it should be noted that some persons with damaged, defaced, or lost PVCs applied for replacement of their cards. A total of 6,101 among those who applied printed downloadable copies of their PVCs,” he said.

INEC has also published a polling-unit-by-polling-unit breakdown of collected PVCs on its official website to provide detailed information on voter registration and collection across the state.

Haruna said the publication was part of efforts to promote transparency and keep stakeholders informed ahead of the election.

He added that the commission was fully prepared for Saturday’s poll.

“The commission reassures political parties, civil society organisations, media, and the good people of Osun state of its total readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive election on Saturday, 15th August 2026,” the statement said.

Taking to his verified X handle on Friday, Davido expressed sadness over the development.

Davido wrote, “Mehnnnnn may his perfect soul rest in peace.”

His reaction came days after he publicly criticised Senator Francis Fadahunsi of the Osun East Senatorial District over remarks that generated controversy ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State.

DAILY POST recalls that the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, was spotted in a video where he told his supporters to kill any member of the Accord Party they see ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election in the state.

The statement was signed by Paul Anigbogu on behalf of the Enugu ADC media team.

Anigbogu said Chief Ocho Obodoeze remained intact as the ADC guber candidate in the state, adding that all House of Assembly candidates have also been duly uploaded on INEC portal.

“INEC has no power whatsoever to stop any party from uploading the name of its candidates into the portal, as long as the party fulfilled all the legal requirements for nominating candidates,” Anigbogu said, while making reference to the Court of Appeal Abuja judgment on August 13, 2026, which nullified the power of INEC to stop a validly nominated candidate of a political party from participating in an election.

“Besides upholding the nomination of Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola by the Kabiru Taminu Turaki-led faction of the PDP as the legitimate PDP governorship candidate for Osun State, the appellate court ordered INEC to immediately place the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of the election.

“The Appeal Court panel held that because the PDP conducted primaries monitored by INEC and submitted the winner’s name, administrative issues like portal access code could not stop the candidate from participating,” ADC said.

It maintained that the Electoral Act only empowered INEC to observe and not to stop duly nominated candidates from participating in the election.

“We conducted our primaries for the nomination of candidates. INEC accepted our governorship candidate and all the candidates for House of Assembly elections.

“Their names were duly uploaded into the portal. Whatever the Resident Electoral Commissioner and his agents are saying is a blatant lie. It is a fallacy.

“They know that ADC is the party to beat in Enugu State and their agenda is to distract us.

“However, we remain focused in our bid to rescue Enugu State from the maladministration of the present-day government,” the party stated.