Osun to hold Local Government election January next year

The Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Otunba Segun Oladitan today disclosed that Local Government elections would hold in the state on Saturday, January 27, 2018.

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 councilors 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 with the OSIEC officials.

Oladitan sought the cooperation of political parties, stakeholders and all the people of 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.