Osun LG Polls: PDP Wins All Chairmanship And Councilorship Seats

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all chairmanship and councilorship seats in the just concluded Osun local government elections.

Hassim Abioye, Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), stated this at a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital, late on Saturday.

Abioye said that the elections were conducted to fill the vacant 332 wards and 30 LGAs of the state, adding that 18 political parties participated in the process.

Constitutional provisions

According to him, the elections were conducted in compliance with constitutional provisions, extant laws, regulations and guidelines.

He noted that the elections were successfully conducted in all the wards and local government areas with the commission accurately curating the results.

He said: “The election was contested by 18 political parties and the result has been submitted to the commission.

“From the available result as obtained from the field, the candidates of the PDP in 332 wards emerged as winners, and I as the chief returning officer of the commission hereby return each and everyone of them as duly elected councillors of their wards.

He said for the 30 LGAs of Osun state, the candidates of PDP cleared all the seats to this effect, by the power conferred on him as the chief returning officer of OSSIEC and declare them as duly elected chairman of their respective LGA.

Lateefah Ibrahim