The Chairman, OSSIEC, Hassim Abioye, announced this when he briefed newsmen in Osogbo, the state capital.
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The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr.Wasiu Olatunbosun, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the 9th executive council meeting of year 2021, also stated that the production is directly awarded to the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPMC.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that markets, filling stations, shops, motor parks and other business organisation were closed in Asaba, Ughelli, Sapele, Agbor and other parts of the state.
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Afolabi Afuape, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta at the weekend.
The commission’s Secretary, Muhammad Sani, disclosed this in a statement in Gusau on Tuesday.
Al-Makura, who spoke to newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Lungun-Wambai polling unit of Gayam ward in Lafia, expressed delight with the process so far.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports however, that the election has been violent free after it finally took off.
In a statement issued by the command’s Public Relation Officer, Superintendent Oluwole Olusegun, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the corps said the stage was set for the success of the election.
Elections in the 23 LGs and 255 wards has been scheduled for May 12.
NAN correspondents monitored the election in Osogbo, Ayedade, Irewole and Ile-Ife Local Government Areas
Owoseni gave the warning at a meeting with the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ad-hoc and non-ad-hoc staff, party chairmen, members of transport unions and other stakeholders on Thursday in Ikeja.
Out of the results in so far, PDP has won the chairmanship seats in the 10 announced local government areas
The motion filed by the party’s lawyer, Deji Gbadeyan, urged Justice Suleiman Kawu to hear the matter on Tuesday in view of its urgency
Majority of those interviewed by NAN attributed the apathy to poor performance of incumbent council leaders and the non-fielding of candidates by opposition parties
Okpanachi, a youth leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, was killed on Saturday in his home town, Alloma
In particular, the report singled out Obi, who is seen as the worse culprit, noting that he has not conducted local government election since he came into office more than seven years ago