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<p>The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Larne Issa-Onilu has called on the electorates in Osun State to resist all attempts by politicians or their agents to compromise their conscience and dignity through Inducement.</p>
<p>Issa-Onilu also appealed to political actors to conduct, their campaigns responsibly and avoid actions capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process.</p>
<p>He gave this charge on Tuesday at the NOA, Osun Directorate press conference on voters education and sensitisation ahead of the August 15 Osun governorship election.</p>
<p>Represented by the NOA, Zonal Director for eye South West, Kehinde Ogunkunade, he said citizens must recognise that accepting money or gifts in exchange for their votes would have lasting consequences for governance and democratic accountability.</p>
<p>According to him, “Citizens must understand that the temporary financial gains from vote selling cannot compare with the long-term consequences of bad governance, poor infrastructure, unemployment, insecurity, and lack of social services. We must resist all attempts by politicians or their agents to compromise our conscience and dignity through inducement.”</p>
<p>The NOA Director-General also appealed to political parties and candidates to conduct their campaigns responsibly, stressing that elections should not be treated as warfare. He said violence, intimidation and destruction of property had no place in a democratic process.</p>
<p>Issa-Onilu called on young people across Osun State to refuse to participate in political violence or electoral disruption.</p>
<p>“The youths of Osun State must refuse to be used as instruments of violence, political thuggery, or electoral disruption. No political ambition is worth the loss of human lives,” he said.</p>
<p>He urged political parties, candidates, supporters and other stakeholders to embrace issue-based campaigns, tolerance, dialogue and peaceful coexistence before, during and after the election.</p>
<p>He also commended security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for preparations aimed at ensuring a peaceful and credible poll.</p>
<p>Speaking on voter participation, Issa-Onilu expressed concern over voter apathy, saying many citizens had become discouraged and believed their votes would not count. He described voting as both a civic duty and a patriotic responsibility.</p>
<p>He urged every eligible voter in Osun State to participate peacefully on election day without fear, intimidation or inducement. “Your vote remains your voice,” he told participants, adding that active participation was essential to strengthening democracy.</p>
<p>The NOA Director-General also linked the agency’s message to the National Values Charter, saying responsibility, integrity, patriotism, social justice and tolerance should guide citizens’ conduct throughout the electoral process.</p>
<p>He added that peaceful elections would strengthen national unity, promote development and increase public confidence in democratic institutions.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the NOA, Osun State Director, Adebiyi Stephen Adefarasin, clarified that the agency had not accused any political party of initiating the recent spate of political violence in the state.</p>
<p>He said the agency remained neutral in carrying out its civic education mandate.</p>
<p>Adefarasin directed NOA orientation officers across all local government areas in Osun State to intensify voter education and sensitisation ahead of the election.</p>
<p>He also encouraged eligible voters to turn out peacefully on August 15 and freely vote for candidates of their choice.</p>
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