There are indications that the Oyo State Government is warming up for the conduct of elections into the 33 local government areas of the state.
This indication came on Tuesday as Governor Seyi Makinde forwarded the list of members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
The eight-member board has Isiaka Olagunju as Chairman while Adeniyi Babatunde, Alhaja Ganiyat Saka, Mr Olanrewaju Emmanuel, Chief Kunle Agboola, Mr Remi Ayoade, Mr Sunday Falana and Mr Adeojo Elias are members.
The letter announcing the composition of the board, read at the Tuesday’s plenary by the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, stated, “The board members are eminently qualified to be appointed as members of OYSIEC to oversee and conduct elections into our local government areas based on their track records.”
The Speaker said the board of OYSIEC should have been constituted before now but for the court case instituted by the sacked local government chairmen in the state.
Ogundoyin expressed happiness that the conduct of local government elections in the state would bring dividends of democracy to the people.
He said, “I am happy that the Oyo State governor has forwarded the list of OYSIEC members for screening and confirmation to us in the house. I have no doubt that when the board is constituted it will conduct credible local government elections devoid of rancour, violence and malpractice.”
