FIFTEEN political parties in Osun State on Friday backed the proposed Local government election billed for October 15th, 2022 by the leadership of Osun State Electoral Commission (OSIEC).
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had kicked against the proposed election and vowed to boycott it after they filed a suit before the Federal High Court, Osogbo.
The political parties under the auspices of Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) addressing journalists at the NUJ Press Center, Osogbo, IPAC chairman, Comrade Simon Adebayo in the presence of other chairmen of political parties, said contrary to the claims in some quarters, all the registered political parties were well informed about the election that is why we are backing the election.
He noted that out of the 18 registered political parties, only PDP and Action Peoples Party (APP) had vowed to boycott the election.
“Sequel to the meeting and the Press Conference, the timeline for the activities leading to the elections were received by all the political parties in 2020.
“The political parties under the aegis of IPAC met and rub minds together and came to the conclusion that since the Local Government and the Local Council Development Areas are the nearest to the members of the public at the grassroots, IPAC supports every positive step to bring good governance to the people.
“In this wise, IPAC fully supports the conduct of the election by the Election Management Body (EMB) i.e. Osun State Independence Electoral Commission (OSIEC).
“We hereby enjoin OSIEC to ensure that the exercise is done in conformity with the Law i.e OSIEC Electoral Law and the Electoral Act 2022. Of course, we hardly need to emphasize that the Elections must be conducted transparently and must be free, fair and credible.”