Lagos - The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), has been urged to openly count and immediately
announce result of the Osun governorship election on
August 9.
Dr Adeleke Ipaye, Commissioner for Local Government
Service Commission in Osun, made the call at the
presentation of a book: Prof. Olatuji Dare at 70, in
Lagos on Tuesday.
"What we expect is that once the election is conducted,
the result should be counted openly and result
announced immediately’’, he said.
Ipaye also said that the citizens were determined to
cooperate with INEC to ensure that the election was
free and fair.
He advised INEC to ensure that the election featured
one man one vote.
"INEC must ensure that the election is free and fair
because the people of Osun will be monitoring the
exercise just as the whole world will be watching’’, he
said.
Ipaye said that all hands were on deck to ensure that the
election was conducted under the most secured and
transparent atmosphere.
On the forthcoming Osun-Osogbo Cultural Festival,
Ipaye described Osun as a traditional state, which he
said was always prepared to host the world.
He said the government had put arrangements in place
for the success of the festival.
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