Osun APC Condemns Appointment of Adeleke’s Appointee as OSSIEC Head

By Folake Oye

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has asked the state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to reverse the appointment of Mr Hashim Abioye as the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, without further delay.

Osun APC chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement in Osogbo, demanded the reversal of the appointment

Alhaji Lawal maintained that with the appointment of one of Governor Adeleke appointees as the OSSIEC chairman, the activities of the commission will not be independent.

Mr Abioye, alleged to be a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, was a special adviser to Governor Adeleke on legal matters before the recent appointment.

The appointment was earlier rejected by the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Osun State chapter.

Osun IPAC, in rejecting the appointment, maintained that it is a desecration of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

IPAC also added that with Abioye heading OSSIEC, the body cannot conduct a credible election in the state.

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