The “newly elected” chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State has on Sunday received their certificates of return from the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC.
The certificates was issued after OSIEC claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state.
The OSIEC Chairman, Barrister Hashim Abioye, congratulated the elected chairmen on their victory and urged them to be good ambassadors of democracy both in conduct and service to the people.
The state chapter of the PDP also commended electorates for exercising their democratic rights in Saturday’s local government elections.
The party’s chairman in Osun, Hon. Sunday Bisi, described the voters as the heroes of democracy.
In a statement on Sunday, Bisi “expressed delight at the peaceful conduct of the poll, shower praises on the Osun electorates for successfully navigating the needless provocation and harassment from compromised security agents, notably the Police, in an attempt to disrupt the elections.”
“Before and on Saturday, the will of our people for democracy was greatly tested by anti-democratic elements. From biased opinions to unlawful advice, the rights of Osun people to elect those who administer their affairs at the grassroots came under grave threat,” Bisi said.
“Everything was put into stopping the election, albeit, illegally. It was a challenging moment that was reminiscent of the dark era of the military, and to our greatest delight, the Osun people rose in asserting their rights to vote and be voted for. As a party, we are very proud of the people and honour them as the heroes of democracy.
“Osun electorates has demonstrated to the whole world that authoritarianism has no place in our land and as a party, we commend their courage. We thank them for not surrendering their democratic rights despite the unimaginable force and threats that the anti-democratic deployed against them.”
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