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Residents of Oyo State are at the polls to elect local government chairmen and councilors today.
DAILY POST gathered that the State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) is conducting the election in all 33 local government areas in the state.
Our correspondent gathered that seventeen political parties are partaking in the election.
DAILY POST recalls that the last local government election was conducted in 2018 during the tenure of the immediate past Governor, late Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
OYSIEC Chairman, Isiaka Abiola Olagunju while speaking on the conduct of the election, said no electorate will be harassed, intimidated or embarrassed by any security operatives while performing their legitimate rights.
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has joined Nigerians in the call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s impeachment following his inability to solve Nigeria’s insecurity problem.
Speaking during an interview on AIT’s, Monday morning, the NEF spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said the nation cannot wait two more years for Buhari to address the issues of insecurity.
He said those who have the constitutional responsibility to protect Nigeria must realise that the country is in a dire state and do something other than making promises.
He said the second option is for citizens to get together and decide to do something.
Oyo State chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has advised all politicians who had once served as Chairmen or members of local government caretaker committees in the State, to with immediate effect, return all salaries and allowances received while in the office.
The party gave this advice via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday through its Secretary, Comrade Ayodeji Adigun.
SPN noted that the need for the former caretaker chairmen and members to return the money received while in the office was necessary in view of the last week Supreme Court judgement which faulted appointment of the caretaker Chairmen and members.
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The Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday agreed to pay salaries and allowances of the former local government Chairmen and councillors who were sacked by his government.
DAILY POST recalls that the local government chairmen and councilors were elected in 2018 during the tenure of the immediate past Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
The council bosses were in May 2019, dissolved by the Makinde administration.
Our correspondent recalls that after almost two years of legal battle, the Supreme Court declared the removal of the council bosses as null and void.
The Court on Friday urged Makinde to without wasting more time, pay the outstanding salaries and allowances of the sacked officials.