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The Osun Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) has commended OSSIEC for standing tall in the series of legal battles against the Commission ahead of the local government election coming up in the state on February 22, 2025.
The Chairman of IPAC in Osun Pastor Victor Akande in a press statement personally signed by him onbehalf of the council said, ” As the umbrella body of all the registered political parties in Nigeria we want to inform the public that we are going for the election” whereby passing a vote of confidence on the eligibility of the electoral commission to conduct the forthcoming local government election in the state.
The statement reads;
” Politics in Osun State has become a focal point of discussion among politicians and political analysts in recent time. This is due to the judgement of the appeal court sitting in Akure on Monday 10th February 2025, where the PDP case against OSSIEC was struck out by the appellant court due to lack of competence. As a result of this judgement, many controversial issues has arose in the mind of the citizens of Osun State whether the election scheduled for February 22, 2025 will hold or not.
“Not only that, two political parties, APC and APM have withdrawn from the election on the basis of the said judgement.”
” As a primary and critical Stakeholders in Osun politics, it is imperative for us to make our position known about the coming election.”
” As the umbrella body of all the registered political parties in Nigeria, we want to inform the public that we are going for the election.”
” It should be noted that on the 8th of October, 2024, IPAC passed a vote of confidence on OSSIEC and its leadership. As of today, we have not seen any reason to change our mind towards OSSIEC or the election.”
“On a daily basis, our conviction that OSSIEC will conduct a credible election is growing stronger.”
” We therefore appeal to Osun citizen to troop out this coming Saturday to vote for the candidate of their choice. We advise every eligible voters to shun every form of electoral corruption and violence as the security official will not condone anything that will unsettle the peace of Osun State.
” We implore everyone to ignore those who are bent to satisfy their personal interest at the detriment of Osun populace in general.
We maintain that the progress of Osun State is important that the interest of any individual.”
E-Signed:
Pastor Victor Akande
Osun IPAC Chairman.
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