Osun Assembly Faults Deployment Of Resident Electoral Commissioner

Osun State House of Assembly has faulted the deployment of Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State and raised the alarm over the plan to further deploy interested people aimed at influencing the electoral process in the state.

Addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Thursday, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun stated that the House has credible information linking the developments to the actions and influence of the minister of marine and blue economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola.

He noted that Ekiti State, which precedes Osun in the electoral calendar, has not witnessed such widespread deployments of electoral officials, “This raises serious and legitimate questions. Why Osun State?”

“We state clearly that we have credible information linking these developments to the actions and influence of Mr Gboyega Oyetola.

“Let it be clearly stated that no amount of administrative changes or deployments of interested officials will override the will of the people of Osun State.”

Egbedun warned whoever is deployed to conduct elections in Osun State to do so in strict accordance with the constitution and the law adding that anything short of this will be firmly resisted by Osun people.

The Speaker called the attention of the international community, development partners, and all observers of democratic governance to the developments in Osun State as they unfold.