August 15, (THEWILL) – The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has announced October 15, 2022, for local government elections across Osun State.
The chairman of the Commission, Otunba Olusegun Oladuntan, while addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Monday, said all the inhibiting factors and circumstances against the conduct of the elections have been ameliorated.
Oladuntan said while all previous laws on local government elections in the state had been repealed and the Osun State Electoral Law 2022 has been enacted and signed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the coast is now clear for the exercise.
He said the Commission has held a meeting with the political parties to brief them on the process.
While soliciting the support of the Osun electorate, Oladuntan gave assurance that the Commission will act without fear or favour.
He said, “The State House of Assembly recently enacted Osun State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2022 which has been duly assented to by Mr Governor.
“As at date, all the inhibiting factors and circumstances have been ameliorated, thereby, making the coast very clear for the commission to conduct Local Government Elections. All previous laws on local government elections in the state had been repealed.
“The commission is happy to announce to the general public that the local government elections in Osun State of Nigeria shall be conducted on the 15th day of October, 2022.
“You would kindly recollect that when this commission conducted elections in January 2018, it was based on parliamentary system.
“I have the pleasure to inform you that the elections we are conducting this 2022 shall be on presidential system, whereby chairmen of local government councils shall be elected directly and the ward councilors shall be elected separately.
“In accordance with the oath which we members of the commission took, we shall ensure that the elections are free, fair, transparent and credible”, he assured.
THEWILL reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier kicked against the conduct of the local government elections.
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