The Osun State Impartial Electoral Fee (OSIEC) and a non-governmental organisation, Justice, Growth and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo, have partnered to make sure that the February 22, 2025 native authorities election within the state turns into a mannequin for the conduct of council polls in Nigeria.
To make sure that the forthcoming election is credible, truthful, clear, and acceptable, JDPMC Osogbo organised a workshop for OSIEC board members, administration employees, and different classes of employees.
The workshop, themed “In the direction of Credible Native Authorities Election in Osun State,” was held in Osogbo, the capital of the state.
Talking on the coaching, OSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, mentioned there are mechanisms in place to curb vote-buying through the polls, stating that electoral malpractice and the continued authorized tussle over the forthcoming election won’t threaten the train.
He famous that the fee has put in place the mandatory logistics for a hitch-free election.
“Vote-buying isn’t a menace to the election on the native authorities stage. There could also be different challenges. We have now in place services that may assist us curb the incidence of vote-buying. I’m certain that Osun residents will give us kudos after the election,” Abioye mentioned.
“Regardless of the authorized battles we face over the 2025 LG election, nothing can threaten the train. We have now been going through authorized challenges; it’s a part of the method. We’re attending to instances in courtroom, and as they arrive, we deal with them. There’s nothing that has stopped the election, and I don’t suppose there’s something that would cease it.”Earlier, the Basic Coordinator of JDPMC, Rev. Fr. Peter Akinkunmi, scored OSIEC extremely for its preparedness for the 2025 native authorities polls.
He mentioned, “Our group, which is faith-based, determined to accomplice with OSIEC due to the fee’s preparedness. The preparedness is sort of commendable. We’re hopeful that the 2025 LG ballot might function a mannequin for the conduct of LG elections in Nigeria.”
Talking on the subject, “Authorized Methods to Curb Electoral Crimes,” the visitor speaker, Olusegun Ayilara, defined that elections shouldn’t be seen as do-or-die affairs, versus political impressions.
Ayilara, a Chief Justice of the Peace within the state, recognized the winner-takes-all mentality, violence, electoral manipulation, rigging, vote-buying, and different crimes as threats to the credibility of any election.
He urged strengthening electoral legal guidelines, altering mindsets, and rising voter schooling and consciousness as options to electoral reforms and credibility.
