Osun to hold Local Government election January 27, 2018
By
Atinuke Azeez
Addressing
a press conference at OSIEC office in Osogbo on Wednesday, Oladitan said the
elections would hold in 378 wards across the state and that only the councillors
would be elected during the poll because the state would use parliamentary
system of government at the local government level.
The
commission was conscious of the stipulated 90 days notification and the date of
the election was unanimously picked by the leaders of political parties during
a meeting with the OSIEC officials.
Oladitan
sought the cooperation of political parties, stakeholders and all the people in
the state to enable the commission achieve a successful poll.
He
explained that local government elections could not take place in the state in
the last 10 years owing to litigation and that the cases have been resolved.
He
said there is no hindrance to the conduct of the elections at the moment
because the litigation has been cleared and that the commission is set for the
elections.
The
Chairman of the commission noted that the commission would not collect money
for nomination from candidates but the political parties would pay certain
administrative charges to the commission.
Oladitan
told journalists that 36 political parties have register to participate in the
election and assured that the commission would conduct free and fair elections
in the local govt areas, LCDAs and the administrative area offices in the
state.
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