- The All Progressives Congress coasted home to victory in the Oyo local government election held on Saturday, May 12
- The party won all the chairmanship seats in the 33 local government councils and the 35 local council development areas in the state
- John Ajeigbe, the chairman of Oyo state Independent Electoral Commission, described the election as free, fair and credible
- The Accord party in the state, however, described the election as "a show of shame"
The All Progressives Congress(APC) has won all the chairmanship seats in the 33 local government councils and the 35 local council development areas in the state.
The party also won the councillorship seats in the 610 wards in the state in the local government election held on Saturday, May 12, NAN reports.
NAIJ.com notes that while announcing the results in Ibadan on Sunday, John Ajeigbe, the chairman of Oyo state Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), described the election as free, fair and credible.
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He commended residents of the state for conducting themselves in an orderly manner and for complying with rules and regulations during the exercise.
He said: ”It is hoped that this kind of maturity exhibited before and during the conduct of the election will be sustained so that good democratic values would be further achieved at the grassroots."
He also lauded the security operatives for their support, saying this ensured safety of lives and property during the election period.
But Sunday Igbinsola, the secretary of Accord party in the state, described the election as "a show of shame".
He said many stakeholders within even the ruling APC had distanced themselves from the exercise.
Igbinsola said: ”I will simply say here that the election was a failure and the APC government will definitely return tax payers money when it is time to answer questions."
The Socialist Party of Nigeria(SPN) in the state, on its part, described the poll as “stage-managed fraud".
According to Kolapo Oladapo, the chairman of SPN, the name and logo of his party, appeared on the ballot papers in spite of the candidate being denied nomination form.
Oladapo said: ”This is a monumental fraud against our party and every one that believes in open democratic process."
The only female contender, Fatimoh Gildado (APC), won the championship seat of Orire North LCDA with 5,787 votes.
Olajuwon Alao-Akala, a son of a former governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, also won the chairmanship seat of Ogbomoso local government council with 9,026 votes.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that despite a federal high court ruling stopping the May 12 local government election in Oyo state, Governor Abiola Ajimobi, on Friday, May 4, vowed that election would hold in all 33 local government areas, 35 local council development areas and over 600 wards in the state.
While addressing a congregation of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state at party secretariat, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Ajimobi said he was leaning on constitutional provisions that the courts had no power over the election.
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Source: Naija.ng