HEADLINENEWS.NEWS correspondent gathered that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 33 chairmanship seats in last Saturday’s local council elections in Oyo State.
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) conducted the local government election with the closest contender being the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the main opposition kicked against what it described as shambolic outing of the State Independent Electoral Commission..
Isiaka Olagunju, OYSIEC Chairman, stated that the victory of PDP after results were presented and announced by the Returning Officers.
Olagunju, who commended conduct of the poll, however described it as free, fair, credible and violence-free.
He appreciated the efforts of the electoral officers as well as other stakeholders and security agencies who worked in harmony for the success of the elections.
The OYSIEC Chairman, who stated that there are areas of improvement to be worked on, said the detailed report of the election would be presented to the state government.
But Oyo APC said the Council election was a sham capable of causing the state untold disrepute if allowed to stand.
In a statement issued Saturday and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the broom party said “and for this not to happen, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has to halt the exercise and reschedule it for another day when it is ready to conduct a free, fair and credible poll.
Alleged reports from across the State indicate that cases of non-availability of election officials, disenfranchisement of eligible voters, shortage of voting materials, violence and threat to life were recorded while the electoral commission appear d helpless to rescue the situation even as voters waited endlessly in most the places affected.
The statement said “another opportunity to deepen democracy and return power to the people at the grassroots has had to be missed due to the insensitivity and insincerity on the part of the ruling class in the state.
Meanwhile, Oyo state government wh congratulated the winners said that the victory of all PDP candidates in the LG elections was predictable.
In a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, after the announcement of the results, the outstanding performance of Governor Seyi Makinde in the last five years was the major reason why the election turned out to be one-sided.
The Commissioner also attributed the election result to the quality of the candidates which the ruling party presented.
“This is a glowing tribute to the governor and his government as this is the last election under his watch till 2027 when he and the just elected LG chairmen and councillors will end their tenures.”
The Information Commissioner observed that surprisingly the opposition party started rehearsing their complaints barely 30 minutes to the commencement of the elections yesterday morning.
He charged them to behave like sportsmen and stop mixing fantasy with democracy.
The Commissioner saluted the commitments of the security team, the OYSIEC chairman and his team for daring to make a difference after the challenges of the past two Local Govt elections
The Full Results:
IBADAN NORTH WEST LG
APC – 3848
PDP – 21810
OGBOMOSO NORTH LG
APC – 4691
PDP – 13681
AKINYELE LG
APC – 3477
PDP – 66325
IBARAPA CENTRAL LG
APC – 3500
PDP – 14124
IBADAN SOUTH EAST LG
APC – XX
PDP – 23220
ATIBA LG
APC – 5086
PDP – 19259
ITESIWAJU LG
APC – 3795
PDP – 7303
ATISBO LG
APC – 6567
PDP – 25336
EGBEDA LG
APC – 5637
PDP – 24573
IWAJOWA LG
APC – 2969
PDP – 5610
AFIJIO LG
APC – 1108
PDP – 18662
OYO WEST LG
APC – 3712
PDP
ORIIRE LG
APC – 5579
PDP – 15301
LAGELU LG
APC – 4172
PDP – 65786
OLUYOLE LG
APC – 3536
PDP – 17063
IBARAPA NORTH LG
APC – 6963
PDP – 17307
OYO EAST LG
APC – 3051
PDP – 27567
ONA ARA LG
APC – 4187
PDP – 13093
IBADAN NORTH LG
PDP – 73240
IBADAN SOUTH WEST LG
APC – 5978
PDP – 25702
IBADAN NORTH EAST LG
APC – 7458
PDP – 17920
APC -1664
PDP – 24569
IREPO LG
APC – 2638
PDP – 17447
SURULERE LG
PDP – 19493
KAJOLA LG
APC – 9373
PDP – 11232
OGO OLUWA LG
APC – 854
PDP – 9011
APC – 3002
PDP – 8501
IDO LG
APC – 3059
PDP – 20059
IBARAPA EAST LG
PDP – 13896
ISEYIN LG
APC – 8241
PDP – 69896
SAKI EAST LG
APC – 1571
PDP – 9732
APC – 4920
PDP – 19621
OGBOMOSO SOUTH LG
APC – 3471
PDP – 20102
