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On Saturday, April 27, 2024, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, held section authorities predetermination crossed the 33 assembly areas.
DAILY POST, however, reports that the predetermination conducted nether the chairmanship of Isiaka Olagunju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been generating mixed reactions.
According to OYSIEC, the predetermination was conducted successful a peaceful mode successful each the 33 section authorities areas and 361 wards.
But our correspondent, who monitored the election, reports that the workout was marred by elector apathy and precocious accomplishment of electoral materials successful astir of the polling units.
The electoral assemblage had earlier promised that the predetermination would commencement astatine 8 americium and extremity by 3 p.m. but this was not truthful successful astir of the polling units.
This is successful summation to the lack of effect sheets successful astir of the polling units.
However, the electoral assemblage declared winners of the predetermination the pursuing time contempt the perceived irregularities and nationalist outcry by the absorption governmental parties and different stakeholders.
The committee declared the winners of the predetermination connected Sunday, 28th April, 2024.
The results of the predetermination showed that candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling governmental party, won each the positions.https://dailypost.ng/2024/04/28/council-polls-pdp-sweeps-33-oyo-lgas/
Oyo LG predetermination peaceful – Makinde
The State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde successful his reaction, described the predetermination arsenic peaceful.
Makinde made the declaration portion addressing journalists soon aft helium formed his ballot astatine Polling Unit 1, Ward 11, successful Ibadan North East section authorities area.
He commended the citizens of the authorities for turning retired to vote.
He noted that the information study astir the predetermination had been excellent.
The politician said, “For america successful Oyo State, it is astir similar a fixed that ideology astatine the grassroots is what we practise. This is astir our 5th twelvemonth successful bureau and we are holding section authorities elections for the 2nd time.
“Before we came in, it had ever been caretaker medication astatine the grassroots without the radical having a accidental successful who should govern them.
“You tin spot astir besides that the radical are going about, performing the workout peacefully and the postulation regularisation is being obeyed by the people.
“So, I volition commend our radical for coming retired to instrumentality ideology earnestly astatine that level.”
Reps member, Olajide describes predetermination arsenic peaceful, commends information agencies
A subordinate of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North West/ Ibadan South West national constituency, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide successful his absorption besides described the workout arsenic peaceful.
He utilized the accidental to commend information agencies for maintaining bid and orderliness during the election.
Olajide further urged Nigerians to alteration their cognition towards section authorities elections.
He lamented a concern wherever lone fewer radical travel retired to ballot during section authorities elections.
The lawmaker made these declarations soon aft helium formed his ballot successful Ibadan South West section authorities area.
“I privation the radical to connect value to section authorities elections successful the country. The radical should travel retired the mode we usually bash during the presidential, nationalist assembly and authorities elections.
“Our radical bash not ever travel retired for section authorities elections.
“We should bash it the mode we utilized to bash during the wide elections. Because, it is your power. It is erstwhile you ballot that you tin inquire for development. It is your right,” helium stated.
APC calls for cancellation
On its part, the large absorption governmental enactment successful the state, All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the cancelation of the election.
The enactment described the predetermination arsenic a sham.
APC successful a connection issued by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Olawale Sadare said that the predetermination was susceptible of causing the authorities untold disrepute if allowed to stand.
“With what is happening astatine the infinitesimal successful astir Polling Units crossed the state, Gov. Seyi Makinde has again disappointed the full world.
“He promised the radical that their votes would number contiguous but the other is the case. The bully radical of the authorities desired to enactment successful an predetermination to elite a caller acceptable of assembly officials but what they are experiencing is thing but a sham.
“Even if OYSIEC comes retired aboriginal to state each the candidates of the APC, we would not complaint this predetermination arsenic credible and acceptable arsenic it falls beneath the minimum planetary modular of predetermination conduct.
“The champion happening is for the Commission to suspend the workout and take different day for a due behaviour alternatively than proceed to connive with a fewer anti-democratic elements successful the ruling PDP to perpetrate electoral fraud and desecration of ideology successful the land.
“For the avoidance of doubt, OYSIEC started with a backmost and distant presumption connected the request to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the behaviour of the poll.
“Few days ago, the Commission recruited PDP members arsenic its adhoc unit and this aforesaid acceptable of radical were saddled with the responsibilities of conducting today’s canvass and they person been carrying retired the publication fixed to them by the powers-that-be successful the state.
“What could beryllium the rationale down taking 500 pieces of ballot papers to a Polling Unit wherever astir 1,500 registered arsenic eligible voters?
“OYSIEC failed to mobilise officials to be to prospective voters successful cardinal polling units portion it besides released inadequate voting materials to virtually each the polling units.
“In astir Polling Units, officials of the Commission did not get until 12 noon erstwhile astir voters had near for their respective homes successful frustration.
“This aptly validated the suspicion that the PDP had handed a publication to the Commission to instrumentality successful their favour.
“In the 10 section authorities councils of Oke-Ogun, the authoritative effect sheets known arsenic Form EC8A were withheld by OYSIEC’s Electoral Officers portion governmental thugs were unleashed connected immoderate members of the absorption who asked questions successful places similar Kajola, Olorunsogo, Itesiwaju, Ibarapa East, Lagelu, Ido, Oyo East, Atiba, Oluyole among others.
“The president of our enactment successful Ibarapa East, Mr. Segun Ojediran, was violently attacked by the PDP thugs successful Eruwa and helium is present receiving attraction successful a backstage hospital.
“OYSIEC has failed to accommodate much than 80 per cent of the eligible voters successful the authorities contiguous and determination is nary mode the meagre 20 per cent of radical who were fortunate to formed their votes successful a lawful mode tin determine the destiny of the immense majority.
“Obviously, the Commission allowed a fewer radical to formed their votes astatine the polling units portion the majority’s close to ballot was secretly handed down to the PDP.
“Any electoral triumph fixed down closed doors is illegitimate, tainted and unacceptable. Therefore, we telephone for the full cancellation of the full workout arsenic it was done today,” the enactment said.
OYSIEC not prepared for predetermination – APC Senator, Alli
The Chairman, Senate Committee connected Electoral Matters, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli agreed with his enactment that the OYSIEC did not hole for the section authorities predetermination successful the state.
Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District, made this declaration portion addressing journalists astatine his household compound located astatine Ward 3, successful Ibadan North section authorities area.
Alli, a subordinate of the APC, decried precocious accomplishment of electoral materials successful immoderate parts of the state.
He added that a batch of abnormalities characterised the election.
Election characterised by irregularities – Itesiwaju ex-LG chairman, Olayode
A erstwhile Chairman of Itesiwaju section authorities area, Dr. Thomas Olayode successful his contribution, explained that the predetermination was characterised by precocious accomplishment of materials and precocious commencement of voting.
Olayode alleged that signifier EC8 was not taken to the full Oke Ogun geopolitical which has 10 section authorities areas.
“Do you cognize that they did not bring signifier EC8 to the full of Oke Ogun. They did not bring it. So, wherever volition they grounds the results of the election?
“The predetermination was characterised by precocious accomplishment of indispensable materials.
“Consequently, precocious commencement of voting. Very debased elector turnout crossed the LG. APC has mislaid assurance successful the process,” helium told DAILY POST.
It is simply a mockery of democracy- Don
A elder lecturer successful the Department of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Lead City University, Ibadan, Dr. Bayonle Busari described the predetermination arsenic a mockery of democracy.
Busari portion speaking with DAILY POST said that the predetermination was marred with abnormalities.
He added that voting did not instrumentality spot successful immoderate polling units connected the time of election.
He said, “The past Saturday section authorities predetermination conducted by Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) is, to accidental the least, a mockery of ideology and an affront connected the bully radical of the state.
“My monitoring of the process and the feedback I got from those who decided to formed their vote, including immoderate who were recruited arsenic electoral officials, indicated that the predetermination was conducted successful the breach of what an predetermination should be.
“My anticipation was that the politician of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde would beryllium a statesman and permission a worthy bequest by conducting an predetermination that volition basal the trial of time. He, however, missed the accidental by placing the impulse to predominate supra a lasting legacy.
“What we saw connected Saturday was worse than the aforesaid elections conducted by the precocious Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala and Senator Abiola Ajimobi enactment together.
“To enactment it mildly, it was a shame of an election. I empathise with the radical who genuinely decided to partake successful the predetermination of those who volition govern them successful the adjacent 3 years but who ended up being roundly disappointed.
“The bulk of them could not find wherever to ballot portion others near without casting their votes either owed to the unpardonable precocious accomplishment of electoral officers oregon gross unavailability of predetermination materials.
“In immoderate instances, electoral officials were not connected crushed up to the clip erstwhile voting was expected to person ended.
“In some, predetermination materials meant for immoderate parts of section authorities areas were taken to places extracurricular wherever they were meant for.
“While successful some, voting did not instrumentality spot astatine each portion results were announced crossed each the areas.
“One happening that I americium definite astir is that the conscience of those who are the beneficiaries of this sham volition nudge them connected the world of what ought to be, but was not allowed to be”.
It is simply a amusement of shame – Public commentator
A nationalist commentator who asked not to beryllium named described the predetermination arsenic a amusement of shame.
He added that the predetermination volition beryllium recognised successful the Guiness Book of Records arsenic the astir recklessly rigged predetermination successful the world.
“Well, Saturday, 27th of April, 2024 was a amusement of shame qualified to beryllium recognized successful the Guiness Book of Records arsenic the astir recklessly rigged predetermination successful the world.
“When I was reflecting connected it, I concluded that it was a treble jeopardy for the residents of the state.
“The State authorities done OYSIEC wasted the state’s resources nether the guise of conducting elections, yet the behaviour was a tyranny of radical successful power, and a mockery of democracy.
“So, it brought nary gain, due to the fact that astatine the extremity of the day, the selected men and women volition beryllium thing than the puppets of Governor Makinde, who can’t bash thing but what the politician directed them to do, they could person been selected done a rubber stamp authorities legislative’s motion and prevention the state’s resources.
“At immoderate rate, this brazen mode successful which people’s anticipation was raised and dashed tells america that this state whitethorn beryllium heading for the rocks if the Nigerian authorities toys with the thought of authorities police.
“Take it from me, authorities constabulary volition springiness governors unlimited powerfulness to seizure their respective states effortlessly and regularisation with utter impunity.
“Imagine however OYSIEC, which successful my presumption should beryllium called politician Makinde’s lapdog, bungled gallantly what could person redefined the operation of section authorities medication successful the state.
“Where elections were supposedly held, Forms EC8 were not provided, giving denotation that the results person been pre-manufactured and successful immoderate different places, you can’t constituent to thing suggesting a shadiness predetermination fto unsocial section authorities election. It is specified a bittersweet narrative.
“Unfortunately, members of the pen assemblage gave the jamboree immoderate level of credibility due to the fact that of gratification.
“Across antithetic media platforms, they were playing to the gallery, asking nationalist relations questions, and refusing to acceptable an docket connected immoderate absurdities going on.
“Why can’t the property study the facts? So, I concluded that the havoc of the media is adjacent oregon worse than that of the governmental class, due to the fact that the media failed woefully to clasp them accountable,” helium told DAILY POST.
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