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At 9.40, reports still spoke of “encouraging turnouts” in Idominasi, Ipanda-Ijesha, Ikinyinwa and Ilowa commnunities, all in Obokun council area.

Voters speak of contentment with the voting process so far. But correspondents report “heavy military presence even in these small communities. The military have checkpoints dotting the communities.”

#OsunDecides Residents say the APP agent, Mr. Busuyi was later released when Pressmen focussed their cameras on them. pic.twitter.com/eW25ohvGU7
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) August 9, 2014

#OsunDecides Earlier at Ward 8, Unit 1 booth, Ifofin, Ilesha, attempts to whisk away an APC party agent by security agents was rebuffed.
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) August 9, 2014

#OsunDecides Pressmen from various media outlets stationed at Ward 8, Unit 1 polling booth, Ifofin, Ilesha monitors the #OsunGuber processes
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) August 9, 2014

#Osun decides could easily be one of the heavily covered polls in recent times, correspondents say.
#OsunDecides Voters being accredited at Ward 8, Unit 1, Ifofin, Ilesha where Gov.Aregbesola is expected to cast vote. pic.twitter.com/RmAUXI0xU0
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) August 9, 2014

9:45am

#OsunDecides Accreditation of voters ongoing at Ward 5, Unit 1, Isokun, Ilesha.

09:20am

#OsunDecides Voters accreditation starts now at 9:15am at Ward 5, Oke Omiru, Ilesa.

9:14am

#OsunDecides Electorates at Bishop Street, polling unit 002, Olorunda LG said everything was going on well. One Rashidat Salami said the heavy security presence gave them the assurance to come out to cast their votes.The turn out is high just as other polling units visited in the LG.

9.10am

#OsunDecides Adhoc staff at ward 12, Unit 1 in Osogbo said accreditation started at 8am and that the turnout has been overwhelming

#OsunDecides Massive turnout at Ward 5 polling booth, Oke Omiru, Ilesha West LGA, Osun State. Voters hopeful of peace

08:30am

#OsunDecides Voters accreditation begins at 8am in many polling booths at Odi Olowo, Osogbo with massive turnout.

08:20am

#OsunDecides Security agents on patrol in most streets of Osogbo, as voters turn out enmasse as early as 7:30am to queue up at booths.

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