By Ayodele Oni
After several postponements, the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), is set to conduct elections in the 18 Local Government Areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
The Commission has fixed July 13 for the exercise during which 18 council and 33 LCDA chairmen and councilors will be elected.
Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Joseph Aremo, who disclosed this at a meeting with political parties in the state, assured that the elections would hold as scheduled.
He called for the cooperation of all the stakeholders including security operatives to conduct peaceful elections in the 18 Councils and the 33 LCDAs across the state.
According to him, the timetable and outline of activities for the conduct of the elections did not change as it was planned.
He advised the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) as the umbrella body of political parties in the state on the need to communicate the readiness of the Commission on the polls to others not in attendance.
In the guidelines for the elections, the political parties are expected to commence their primaries on May 13 and end it on June 3.
Aremo appealed to all the representatives of the political parties at the meeting to stick to days programmed by the Commission for the conduct of their primaries.
He urged them to pick their candidates within the LCDAs they belong to avoid litigation.
His words “We are conducting elections into 203 wards for the position of councilorship and two positions which include chairmen in 18 councils and 33 LCDAs. On our part, we are set. All we need is your cooperation.
“The essence of the meeting is to charge and prepare political parties ahead of the elections. We are not rescheduling again as the day is sacrosanct.”
Speaking, the State Chairman of IPAC, Mr. Olaoluwa Adesanya, commended the chairman of the commission for his preparation to ensure the elections are held.
He, therefore, assured the Commission of IPAC’s cooperation towards the conduct of credible elections.
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