The Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), has fixed January 16, 2027, for the next local government council elections in the state, assuring residents of a transparent, credible, and peaceful electoral process.
This was part of the decisions made by the leadership of the Commission at the end of its inaugural meeting with the management team of the Commission at the OYSIEC Headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan.
A statement issued after the meeting and made available to journalists by the OYSIEC boss, Dr Babatunde Adeniyi, says elections shall be conducted in all the polling units in the thirty three local government councils in Oyo State on January 16, 2027, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 pm.
Dr Babatunde further said in the statement that electioneering campaign shall end by midnight, Friday, 15 January, 2027, while off or re-run election, if any, will hold on Saturday, 23 January, 2027.
The statement reads: “By virtue of the Local Government Law of Oyo State of Nigeria (as amended), the tenure of the chairmen and councillors in the thirty three (33) Local Government Councils in Oyo State will expire on the 23rd of May, 2027.”
“The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission is empowered by Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended), to issue notice for the election not later than three hundred and sixty (360) days before the date of the election.”
“Pursuant to the provisions of Section 28 of the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended), Section 5 (a), and Paragraph (1) of Schedule 11 of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission Law, Cap 154 Laws of Oyo State Nigeria, 2000, notice is hereby given that the local government council elections shall be conducted in all the polling units in the thirty three (33) local government councils in Oyo State on Saturday, 16 January, 2027, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.”
The statement also enjoined relevant stakeholders to give their support and cooperation to the Commission to organise and conduct free, fair, credible, and transparent local government council elections come 16th January, 2027.
The inaugural meeting, presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr Babatunde Adeniyi, provided a platform to share ideas and brainstorm on how the commission will deliver on its mandate of conducting a peaceful and acceptable local government council election.