The chairman of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Dr Babatunde Adeniyi, Thursday assured that the commission will conduct free, fair and credible local governments chairm,anship and councillorship elections in the state on December 29,2026.
Dr Adeniyi said this while receiving the executives of the Oyo State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by its chairman, Mr Yinka Adeniran into the commission’s office in Ibadan.
The OYSIEC chairman said the commission is ready to abide by the rules and guidelines of the electoral process to deliver a credible election that would be acceptable by all political parties and citizens of the state.
“All the processes leading to the election are in top gear and we will comply with all relevant laws and conduct a credible election that will be acceptable to all.
“The activities of the election have commenced and there is no way we will be able to deliver a transparent and credible election without your support,” he said.
Dr Adeniyi solicited the support of the media and political parties to be able to deliver on his mandate and address the issue of voter apathy that usually characterise local government elections.