In a landslide victory, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 30 local government chairmanship positions in the Osun State local government elections.
The party also secured all 332 councillorship seats, completing a clean sweep of the polls .
The result was announced by the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, at a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday.
The chairman also said Certified True Copies of the result of the elections would be made available to whoever is interested in having them and congratulated the candidates on their victory at the poll.
According to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), the PDP candidates emerged victorious in all the wards.
In his words; “From the available results as obtained from the field, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 332 wards emerged as winners. Their names as listed, I as the check returning officer of the Commission, returned them as due elected councillors of their respective wards.
“The results are available anytime for anyone interested in the Certified True Copies.
“For the 30 local government areas of Osun State, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party cleared all the seats.
“To this effect, by the power conferred on me, as the Chief Returning Officer of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, I hereby declared the following persons as the duly elected chairmen of their respective areas.”
The election was marked by controversy, with the police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) warning against the poll, citing security threats and a court judgment that nullified the election .
However, the OSSIEC proceeded with the election, relying on a judgment from the Osun State High Court that ordered the commission to conduct the polls.
Governor Ademola Adeleke, who cast his vote in the Ede North Local Government Area, described the exercise as peaceful.