The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates have been declared the winners of the 30 LGAs and 323 wards in Osun State’s local government election.
Following the exercise on Saturday, Hashim Abioye, the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), announced the outcome.
“I’m glad to announce to you that the local government election as conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission has been successfully concluded,” Abioye said.
“It was conducted in compliance with constitutional provisions and extant laws, regulations and guidelines. The election was conducted to fill the existing vacancies in the 332 wards in Osun state and 30 local government areas.
“The election was contested by 18 political parties and results have been submitted to the commission. The available results as obtained from the field, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 332 wards emerged as winners.
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“For the 30 local government areas of Osun state, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cleared all the seats.”
Abioye alleged that earlier today, police officers barricaded the commission’s headquarters, making it impossible for reporters to obtain the accreditation tags and jackets they would need to cover the poll.
He said OSSIEC officials were detained alongside voting materials on their way to polling units.
Due to the high probability of violence and security risks, the police had demanded that the LG poll be postponed.
The police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated on Friday that “credible intelligence” indicates that there are some who intend to disturb the peace in Osun state.
