Akinwale Aboluwade
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission OYSIEC, has fixed the local government election in the 33 local government councils in the state for May 15.
This is coming in spite of the ongoing litigation by the sacked council chairmen in the state under the aegis of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria.
Recall that the sacked council chairmen whose tenure should have expired in May 2021 were shown the way out of offices shortly after Governor Seyi Makinde assumed office in 2019.
However, the aggrieved council chairmen have since challenged the action using the instrument of law and negotiation.
The OYSIEC, at a press conference held at its state secretariat on Monday, announced the release of the timetable and guidelines for the local government election in the 33 with the exclusion of the local council development authorities in the state.