In what has become an easily discernible pattern in electoral contest in Nigeria’s democracy where ruling parties always win every local election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, swept all chairmanship and councilorship seats in Saturday’s local council poll.
Announcing the results in Osogbo, the capital, on Saturday, Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Mr. Hashim Abioye, declared the ruling PDP winner in all the 30 local government areas of the state.
H told journalists at a crowded press conference that the PDP also cleared the 332 councilorship seats in the election.
The OSSIEC chairman promised that Certified True Copies of the result of the election would be made available to whoever is interested in having them,.
“From the available results as obtained from the field,” he announced, “the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 332 wards emerged as winners. Their names as listed, I, as the check returning officer of the Commission, returned them as due elected councilors of their respective wards.
“The results are available anytime for anyone interested in the Certified True Copies.
“For the 30 local government areas of Osun State, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party cleared all the seats.
“To this effect, by the power conferred on me, as the Chief Returning Officer of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, I hereby declared the following persons as the duly elected chairmen of their respective areas.”
He then reeled out the names of the victors.
