Chairmanship and councillorship elections into wards in Ido local Government Area are underway. Our correspondent who went round some polling units in the council reports that the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC ad hoc staff were on ground with election materials. Radio Continue Reading
Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, says it has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials for Saturday’s local government election to its offices across the thirty-three local government areas of the state. OYSIEC chairman, Aare Isiaka Lagunju made this known in a chat with newsmen at the commission’s headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan. Aare Continue Reading
Oyo State Police Command has promised to deploy nine thousand men to maintain peace and order in over four thousand polling units across the state during the coming local government elections. The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko made this known while appealing to participating candidates and political parties at a meeting […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Director, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mr, Moshood Olaleye, has appealed to residents of the state to elect those that are truthful, credible and have proved themselves to be close to the grassroots. Mr Olaleye made the appeal at the flag off of the statewide voter education and mobilisation campaign towards the local government […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, has stressed the importance of adequate security in ensuring credible elections. Chairman, OYSIEC, Aare Isiaka Olagunju stated this during a courtesy visit to the office of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State, Ibadan, to familiarise with the security apparatus ahead of local government election in Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says the state apparatus would not be deployed to disenfranchise voters from participating in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. He stated this during the inauguration of newly appointed members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) Governor Makinde maintained that the mandate of the Continue Reading