The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC says it is unaware of the Social Democratic Party, SDP pulling out of the council poll slated for Saturday August 22.
ODIEC Commissioner in Charge of Media and Publicity, Mr Rotimi Olorunfemi, who stated this while clearing the air on the information making the rounds on social media, said the Commission had not received any letter from the SDP in that regard.
Mr Olorunfemi emphasized that it was only an individual who said he would not participate in the local government election.
The ODIEC commissioner maintained that the electoral body was set for the conduct of the poll and would not relent.
Mr Olorunfemi added that the High Court sitting in Akure had thrown out a case seeking to stop the conduct of the poll by some deregistered political parties.
Meanwhile sensitive materials for the conduct of the election had been distributed and transported to area offices of ODIEC for tomorrow’s election.
Correspondent Olumide Abudu reports that the materials were distributed overnight till the early hours of today to the 18 local government areas while accreditation of media organizations covering the election have been carried out.
Olumide Abudu
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