The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State reiterated its warning to the Governor Gboyega Oyetola-led government on Monday regarding the October 15 council elections.
The party urged the state government to abandon plans for the state’s scheduled council elections, noting that illegally elected officials would not last beyond November 27 once Senator Ademola Adeleke took office.
The PDP, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle, said the APC’s planned exercise was a waste of scarce resources and a continuation of the party’s ploy to confuse the state.
While calling on Osun people to stay away from the polls he described as “sham that has no benefit for the state,” Adekunle said: “anyone who emerged from the illegal election will be dissolved after November 27. The reason for this is simply because our party will never condone any act of illegality, which is the clear reflection of the planned exercise.”
Meanwhile, APC has said it is going ahead with the polls, adding that campaigns would commence on Tuesday.
The party chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun and its Secretary, Alao Kamoru, in a statement, said: “the inauguration of the flag-off of the campaign for the chairmanship, vice chairmanship and councillorship candidates of our party would hold on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the state party secretariat, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo.”