Osun election: Why there will be low turn out – Amnesty International

The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, has predicted that there will be voter apathy in the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State.

Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Thursday, Sanusi said those who love their lives and want to live will definitely avoid polling units on Saturday.

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He attributed his prediction to the remark made by the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Francis Fadahunsi.

DAILY POST reports that Fadahunsi was spotted in a video where he told his supporters to kill any member of the Accord Party they see ahead of the governorship election.

“We should expect voter apathy because the unfortunate remarks of that unfortunate senator and many other incidents – 73 incidents recorded between May and June – in the build-up to the election will discourage a lot of people.

“This is not because they don’t want to vote; it’s because they want to live. They don’t want anybody to kill them because they decided to vote for a different political party. That is very dangerous because it’s not only Osun State.

“If you look at the figures of the last presidential election, it’s awful. The voter apathy is really awful. In other countries, those kinds of elections cannot go on. We have to have the spirit of accepting defeat and welcoming victory,” Sanusi said.