The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, announced that 18 registered political parties have submitted nominations for the upcoming local government election in the state.
The election is scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Hashim Abioye, the OSSIEC chairman, revealed this information during the commencement of a 3-day retreat in Osogbo on Thursday.
Abioye mentioned that it is the first time all 18 political parties are participating in the local government poll in the state.
Additionally, he stated that the commission is currently in the process of verifying the credentials of the submitted nominations.
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He said, “I am glad to inform you that for the first time in the history of this commission, all 18 registered political parties in Osun State are participating and have all submitted nominations.
“We are very much prepared. And you can see that we gave notice of elections in February 2024, February this year, even before the matter at the Supreme Court judgement was conceived.
“We have passed the nomination stage, we are at the verification stage, we are expecting the report of the verification committee and anytime now, we will publish the names of clear candidates. So, we are moving.”
He further revealed that the commission was dedicated to adhering to the election schedule as communicated to the public and the political parties involved.
“Osun State Independent Electoral Commission is not one of those commissions that are rushing to conduct local government elections.
“And if you look at the outline and the schedule of activities as contained in the timetable which we published, you will see that we are following the steps as outlined one after the other,” he stated.
