The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the Oyo State chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) Kayode Babayomi, who is on election duty on Saturday. SaharaReporters reports that Oyo State is holding its local government elections across the state, an exercise which has been widely fraught with irregularities. "The AAC Oyo state chair, Babayomi, has been arrested and detained at the Sanyo police station while on election duty," SaharaReporters was told.
The Oyo State local government elections billed for today (Saturday) have been delayed in some areas, causing frustration among citizens who have turned out to cast their votes. SaharaReporters learnt that despite the scheduled commencement time of 8am, many polling units across the state have yet to receive the necessary electoral materials. Visits to the 10 polling units in Ward 7 of Ibadan North Local Government confirmed the absence of electoral officers.