OSIEC Announces Nullification of last LG Polls in Osun.
...withdraws Certificates of Return ...pledges not to appeal the judgement further
By Bukola Elufadejin
Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has announced the nullification of Local Government election held on 15th October in the state.
It also announces the decision not to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court, Osogbo in the case FHC\OS\CS\94\2022 involving the Peoples Democratic Party VS the Independent National Electoral Commission and 6 others, delivered on Friday 25th November, 2022 which nullified the Local Government Elections conducted by the Commission.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission ,Adedapo Ayodeji Adejumo today.
The decision of the Commission is coming against the backdrop of OSIEC’s failure to follow strictly the provisions of section 24 of OSIEC Law, 2022 and Section 28 of the Electoral Act 2022, which mandate the Commission to give a notice of 360 days before the conduct of the election.
“In view of this, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) aligns perfectly with the decision of the Federal High Court, Osogbo as the elections stand nullified”.
It would be recalled that the Executive Governor of Osun Senator Ademola Adeleke had earlier announced the suspension of Chairman and members of the Commission sequel to several petitions bothering on “financial impropriety, dereliction of duty, absenteeism and abuse of office against the said Chairman and members of the Commission”.
“Consequently, the certificate of returns already issued to the purportedly elected Chairmen and Councillors are hereby withdrawn with immediate effect”, the statement affirmed.
