The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, on Sunday that the notice of the local government elections and timetable/schedule of activities will be published today.
The chairman who disclosed this in a statement by his press secretary, Omoyemi Badru said the commission had made arrangements to distribute free copies of the publication to each of the registered political parties having presence for their intimate awareness, while the remaining copies will be for the commission’s members and administrative purposes.
He assured that due process would be followed in the conduct of the local government elections and that all relevant stakeholders will be carried along in a manner that guarantees transparency, credibility and acceptability.
He stressed that the commission has booked and paid for 360 copies of the edition for the day wherein the notice will be published as announced.
According to the statement, “This gesture by the OSSIEC Chairman is in furtherance of the resolve of the Commission to follow due process and to carry all relevant stakeholders along in the process.”
“The distribution template according to the chairman is 332 copies for each of the 332 wards across the State where same will be published in line with section 28(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022 as well as section 24(3) of the OSSIEC Law, 2022, which requires that the election notice must be published in each of the wards in respect of which election is to hold.”
