Breaking : Court stops Oyetola from conducting local government elections

Luck smiled on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday as the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to stop its preparation for the conduct of local government elections.

This is coming after the commission commenced training for its ad orchard staff for the October 15 local government elections.

The People Democratic Party, PDP, Osun chapter had approach the court to stop the process alleging that it was needless for the Governor Gboyega Oyetola led government to conduct the lection now.

There has been speculation among the state government officials that OSIEC had slated October 29, 2022, as the date for the polls.

A statement by the PDP Director of Media, Oladele Oluwabamiji, warned Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the election commission against going ahead with the planned election, saying that it is unlawful, and illegal and criminal.

Howwver, reacting, the OSIEC Chairman, Otunba Segun Oladitan, described as baseless and unfounded the rumours making the rounds that the council election had been slated for October 29, 2022, saying that no date has been announced by the commission.

According to a statement he signed yesterday, Oladitan said that only the commission is empowered to announce the election date and that any data coming from any other source should be disregarded by the public.

He said: “At the appropriate time, the commission would come out with the election guidelines to put a stop to the unnecessary rumours being peddled around.

He expressed the commitment of OSIEC to conduct a credible and acceptable council election at the appropriate time.