Ogun LG Polls: OGSIEC Has No Authority To Field De-Registered Political Parties-Osibodu - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Ogun LG Polls: OGSIEC Has No Authority To Field De-Registered Political Parties-Osibodu



The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has declared that it does not have the authority to accommodate de-registered political parties in the forthcoming Local Government elections in the State.

22 political parties have accused OGSIEC of denying them, the right to contest the councils'poll, demanding the immediate removal of the chairman while threatening legal suit against the commission 

But Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu  while fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta, explained that the list of the political parties that would be participating in the Local Government elections was gotten from INEC, directing political parties not included, to contact INEC .

Osibodu maintained that OGSIEC had no business with the de-registered political parties and would not act beyond its powers

"The list we are using for the elections was the one given to us by INEC and until it says otherwise, we can’t do anything", he added

Speaking on the level of preparedness for the coming polls, the OGSIEC boss said arrangements were in top gear to ensure hitch free election, as it was working with security agencies and other relevant stakeholders, assuring that logistics would be taking care of.

He enjoined people to come out in their numbers to perform their civic responsibility, shun violence, promising that their votes would count.

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