The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has revealed that it has not been served a copy of the suit filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP).
The OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, stated this during a phone call with DAILY POST on Tuesday in Osogbo.
DAILY POST gathered that APP had sued OSSIEC and 17 political parties, seeking an injunction to stop the process of the local government election in the state.
Recall that OSSIEC has scheduled the local government poll in the state for February 22, 2025.
The state electoral umpire has also inaugurated Electoral and Assistant Electoral Officers in preparation for the poll.
In the suit, the APP also approached the court seeking to restrain the Commission and all participating political parties from stopping, compromising, or sabotaging the local government election process already underway in Osun State.
In the suit marked HOS/M.29/2024, the claimant prayed the court to curb the defendants, whether personally or through their agents or privies, from taking any steps or doing anything capable of prejudicing the electoral process, stating that democracy will suffer at the grassroots if the reliefs are not granted by the court.
The claimant claimed that some political parties have started making serious moves to halt the process of local government elections in Osun State, which, according to the claimant, will cause democracy to suffer at the grassroots.
Reacting, Abioye said the Commission is doing everything possible to ensure a free and fair election.
He said, “There is no distraction from any political parties in the state, and there is also no case of sabotage from any of them.”
He also clarified that the Supreme Court judgment regarding local government autonomy is not connected to the conduct of the local government poll.
“We gave each political party adequate notice of electoral activities before the Supreme Court judgment.
“We have also obtained a list of registered voters from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”
He added that there has been no delay in the process outlined for the local government poll.
Osun: OSSIEC not served with court papers challenging LG poll – Abioye
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