Amidst protest, Osun electoral commission announces date for LG elections

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The commission issued the election date despite a pending suit before a Federal High Court in Osogbo filed by the Osun State chapter...

The Osun Independent Electoral Commission says it would conduct local government and local council development area elections on 15 October .

Mr Oladuntan explained that the commission is conducting the election despite the pending litigation because the state assembly had passed and assented to a new Electoral Act that gives power to the commission to go ahead with the election. “You would kindly recollect that when this Commission conducted elections in January 2018, it was based on a parliamentary system. I have the pleasure to inform you that the elections we 2022 shall be on a presidential system whereby Chairmen of Local Government Councils shall be elected directly and the Ward Councillors shall be elected separately,” Mr Oduntan said.The PDP said it would mobilise residents of the state to the street to protest against the conduct of the election.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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