The Ondo State Unbiased Electoral Fee has postponed the native authorities election until July 13, 2024, towards the preliminary date of February 17, 2024.
After the expiration of the time period of the previous elected chairmen in August 2023, the ODIEC mounted February 17, 2024, for an additional election to be carried out within the 18 native authorities areas of the state however the date has been shifted by the fee.
The fee’s chairman, Joseph Aremo, on Tuesday, mentioned the postponement was in keeping with the provisions of extant legal guidelines.
The ODIEC boss mentioned the choice to shift the date was to make sure that the election displays the aspirations of the voters, noting that the provisions of the election pointers had not been heeded and because of this, the election needed to be postponed.
He mentioned, “We are able to’t conduct the election for ourselves, we’ll solely conduct the election when events adjust to the rules, when we’ve got legitimate nominations when events and their candidates flip up for verification and different issues which might be required as could also be specified by our guideline and the enabling legal guidelines.
“The fee, having met and appraised this case, got here up with this choice, that the election is additional rescheduled as contained within the exercise for the conduct of election to the 18 LGAs and 33 LCDAs of Ondo State and that the brand new election date is for the election into the workplace of chairmanship and councilorship to be mounted and to be carried out on Saturday, thirteenth of July, 2024,”
He added that with the brand new adjustment to the election agenda, political events now have between Monday, Might 13 and Monday, June 3, 2024 to conduct their major elections whereas submission of kinds and listing of candidates will shut on Tuesday, June 1, 2024, adopted by campaigns on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, which might shut on midnight of Thursday, July 11, 2024.
The chairman expressed readiness of the fee to conduct free, truthful and credible elections for the folks of the state.
It was reported that the state Home of Meeting had screened and accepted the 51 names despatched to it by the previous governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to be caretaker LG chairmen and chairmen for the Native Council Growth Areas however their inauguration was stopped by a courtroom order stopping them from assuming workplace.
The matter continues to be pending in courtroom.