The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has amended the notice of Local Government election, saying that the election shall now be held in the constitutionally-recognised Local Government Council Areas of the State.
Hashim Abioye, Chairman of the Commission said on Friday after the deliberations of the Commission where the legitimacy of conducting elections into the LCDAs and Administrative Offices were discussed, prompting a safe esolution to amend the initial notice of the election.
He stated that 22nd February, 2025 date for the election remains sacrosanct notwithstanding the amendment to the original notice.
OSSIEC chairman said, “the present amendment dates back to and relates to the original notice, there is no change in the February, 2025 date earlier given for holding the election.”
Abioye further said that the commission has also considered the agitations from some stakeholders especially the Osun State Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) and as such resolved to adjust the timetable and schedule of activities for the election to give more time for political parties to conduct their primaries so as to guarantee more inclusive participations in the polls.
He stated that he had written to the leadership of IPAC to this effect.
He therefore debunked the news making the rounds that Osun is one of the States reported to have been rushing to conduct Local Government elections due to the Local Government autonomy judgment declared by the Supreme Court as against the notice already published by the OSSIEC since 19th February, 2024, describing the news as reckless and baseless as far as Osun State Local Government electoral process is concerned under the present OSSIEC.
