Ondo LG Poll Postponed Indefinitely As Political Parties Refuse To Comply With Guidelines

By Ayodele Oni

For the third time, Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, (ODIEC) has announced the postponement of the Local Government Election indefinitely.

ODIEC Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo disclosed this at a meeting with stakeholders held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure on Monday.

Dr Aremo hinged the postponement on the non compliance of political parties with rules and regulations of the conduct of the election.

ODIEC Chairman, while lamenting that no political party submitted any candidate’s name, explained that the commission would review its activities and a new date will be communicated in due course.

He described the action of IPAC as sabotaging the efforts of the commission in the conduct of the local government election.

Reacting to the development, Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), Prince Olaoluwa Adesanya said political parties deliberately boycotted the process due to the refusal of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to meet with the IPAC leadership ahead of the local government election.

Prince Adesanya noted that the State Governor had refused to meet with IPAC despite several letter written to request for a meeting.

The Council vowed not to participate in the conduct of the election until after meeting with the Governor to ascertain the level of readiness of the state government for the conduct of the council poll.