Ibadan North: Indigenes express worry over delay in bye-election

Some indigenes of Ibadan successful Oyo State person expressed interest implicit what they termed arsenic hold successful the Ibadan North Federal Constituency bye-election.

The indigenes spoke successful their abstracted statements made disposable to DAILY POST.

DAILY POST reports that the national constituency spot became vacant arsenic a effect of the demise of the past occupant of the seat, Hon. Musliudeen Olaide Akinremi.

Akinremi, who was serving his 2nd word successful the bureau connected the level of APC, died astatine the property of 51 connected Wednesday, 10th July, 2024.

He was thereafter buried connected Thursday, 11th July, 2024 according to Islamic rites.

Our analogous reports that 9 months aft the demise of the lawmaker, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to denote the day of the bye-election.

A assemblage person successful the national constituency, Hon. Ademola Solalu, successful his reaction, advised INEC to denote day for the behaviour of the bye predetermination without further delay.

Solalu, a seasoned writer and erstwhile Special Assistant connected Information and Orientation to the contiguous past politician of the state, Abiola Ajimobi said that INEC has nary justification to hold the bye-election immoderate longer .

Solalu, successful a connection made disposable to DAILY POST connected Tuesday, noted that the national constituency needs the beingness of the national government.

He said, “There is nary justification for INEC to proceed to contradict the bully radical of Ibadan North Federal Constituency a deserved practice astatine the national location of representatives aft the unfortunate demise of precocious Hon Musiliu Olaide Akinremi.

“It’s been implicit 8 months since the abrupt decease of Hon Musiliu Akinremi. Ibadan North national constituency has been without a typical since then.

“This is rather bittersweet and unfortunate. No 1 expected the behaviour of the predetermination to beryllium delayed much than 90 days aft the House of Representatives itself has formally announced the transition of the erstwhile lawmaker”.

Another assemblage leader, Mrs Feyisetan Hamzaah, said that the lack of a lawmaker to correspond the national constituency is causing a batch of damages successful the area.

She said that the dignity of the radical of the national constituency should not beryllium treated with levity.

She added that the close of the radical of the country to suffice practice indispensable not beryllium sacrificed connected the altar of bureaucratic sluggishness by INEC.

Hamzaah, successful a connection made disposable to DAILY POST connected Tuesday said, “It is with a dense bosom and a heavy consciousness of work that I constitute these words.

“Over 8 months ago, Ibadan North Federal Constituency mislaid 1 of its brightest sons, Hon. Musiliudeen Olaide Akinremi, fondly called “Jagaban.”

“A two-term subordinate of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akinremi was much than conscionable a legislator; helium was a tireless advocator for his people, a span builder, and a compassionate person whose beingness was dedicated to service.

“Today, it is achy to observe that astir a twelvemonth aft his passing, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to behaviour a by-election to capable the vacant seat.

“Ibadan North remains voiceless astatine the National Assembly denied the practice it rightfully deserves.

“INEC’s hold has efficaciously disenfranchised the bully radical of Ibadan North. It has undermined the precise tone of ideology which insists that the radical indispensable ever person a voice. It is unacceptable.

“We request that INEC emergence to its law work without further delay.

“The dignity of the radical of Ibadan North indispensable not beryllium treated with levity. Their close to practice indispensable not beryllium sacrificed connected the altar of bureaucratic sluggishness”.