Council election suspended in Ido LGA Oyo State

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has discontinued the ongoing local council election in Ido Local Government Area of the state.

The OYSIEC Chairman, Isiaka Olaf unit (SAN), made this known on Saturday in Ibadan after a monitoring exercise, divulging that the decision was done due to the omission of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) logo on the ballot papers.

“I was just informed that the logo of ZLP was omitted in the ballot papers for Ido Local Government. This is a serious error on our part.

“We have, therefore, decided to suspend the election in Ido Local Government pending a final decision on it in a few hours,” he said.

The OYSIEC chairman said that the conduct of the election was generally okay, but could still be enhanced upon.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo has instructed inhabitants to forewarn security agencies of any observed security issues in their areas.

Iskilu Akinsanya, the state commandant,gave the instruction while monitoring the conduct of the local government election within the Ibadan metropolis.

The security boss visited the following areas – Agodi-Gate, Beere, Mapo, Molete, Challenge, Tollgate, Iwo road, among others.

He said that although there had, so far, not been any record of any security breach, security agencies were up to the task of protecting lives and property.