Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) will do the needful to conduct local government elections in the State of the Living Spring and also kickstart electoral process soon. The electoral umpire has also announced the election date.
Chairman of the commission, Barrister Hashim Akintunde Abioye who disclosed this in Osogbo penultimate Thursday submitted that the electoral process has been kick started.
‘I have invited you here today to announce to you that the process of electing new leaders in the 30 Local Governments, the Area Council, the 32 Local Council Development Authorities and the six Area Council Development Authorities in Osun State has been kick-started. As you all know that the core mandate of this Commission is to organize, supervise and conduct local government elections in the state, therefore, buoyed by the clear provisions of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended) and fleshed up by the relevant provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the 2022 OSSIEC Law, Laws of Osun State, it is my pleasure to address this press conference that will publicly herald the election date and to unveil the time-table/schedule of activities for the elections’ he submitted while promising that OSSIEC will not falter on the side of due process and law on his watch.
Abioye has also announced that the LG polls will hold next year.
‘We have painstakingly studied relevant electoral legislations and judicial precedents, we have also consulted with distinguished legal professionals, experienced technocrats and key stakeholders, and we are satisfied that there is no legal hurdle whatsoever inhibiting, restraining, prohibiting or clogging the wheel of this Commission from commencing the process of the local government elections in Osun State. I am therefore pleased to inform you that the radar is clear for this Commission to conduct elections into the 30 Local Governments, the Area Council, the 32 Local Council Development Authorities and the 6 Area Council Development Authorities across Osun State, insha Allah, on 22nd day of February, 2025’ he said. He has also disclosed plans to establish the Osun State Local Government Electoral and Democratic Institute (OSLEDI) which will come into being after necessary legislative and executive processes.
