#OsunDecides2026: They fled with money in polythene bags, voters claim inducement

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Voters at a polling unit in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have alleged that suspected supporters of the All Progressives Congress were sharing money during Saturday’s governorship election

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The incident was captured in a video recorded at Ward 4, Unit 7, where voters were seen confronting individuals accused of distributing cash at the polling location.

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According to the voters, the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. A similar allegation was made over an incident at Ward 4, Unit 13 at about 10:30 a.m.

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One of the voters, who spoke in the video, said those accused of sharing the money fled the area with some of the cash in a polythene bag.

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“We don’t know how much was there. They ran away and used a polythene bag to take the money away,” the voter said.

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The voter said the alleged cash distribution violated instructions given to voters and political actors against the sharing of money at polling units.

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“The rule given to us was that we should not give money to anyone. We did not cause any trouble; we were only running after them,” the voter said.

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Some voters also displayed cash they claimed to have recovered from people accused of sharing money, alongside a card they identified as belonging to the APC.

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“This is the evidence. The card they used belongs to the APC, and their logo is on it,” another voter said.

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The incident reportedly occurred at a polling unit linked to Najeem Salaam, popularly known as Iwaloye, the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate.

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However, the voters alleged that those caught distributing the money were linked to the APC.

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“We are talking about Iwaloye, the ADC candidate. At his unit, APC members are sharing money. It happened at about 9:30 a.m. in Unit 7 and 10:30 a.m. in Unit 13,” one of the voters alleged.

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The allegations could not immediately be independently verified, and there was no immediate response from the APC as of the time of filing this report.

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Watch the video below:

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August 15, 2026

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