Osun: PDP wins all LG seats in landslide victory

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just-concluded local government election in the state.

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, made the announcement in a video shared with journalists by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Saturday evening.

Abioye, who also served as the Chief Returning Officer of the commission, stated that PDP candidates won all the councillorship seats in the 332 wards across the state, as well as all the chairmanship positions in the 30 local government areas.

He declared that the election was conducted in compliance with constitutional provisions, extant laws, regulations, and guidelines.

According to him, 18 political parties participated in the poll, and the results have been submitted to the commission.

He said, “The election was contested by 18 political parties, and the results have been submitted to the commission. From the available results obtained from the field, PDP candidates in all 332 wards emerged as winners. As the Chief Returning Officer of the commission, I hereby return each and every one of them as duly elected councillors of their wards.

“For the 30 LGAs of Osun State, PDP candidates won all the seats. To this effect, by the power conferred on me as the Chief Returning Officer of OSSIEC, I hereby declare them duly elected chairmen of their respective LGAs.”

Abioye apologized for the commission’s inability to provide accreditation materials to journalists, attributing the shortcoming to the police sealing off the OSSIEC head office, where the materials were kept.