Oyo HOS Receives OYSIEC Chairman, Promises Solid Collaboration

The Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, mni, has said that her office would provide necessary support for the coming 2024 Local Government elections in the State.

She stated this during a courtesy visit paid by the Management Staff of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) led by its Chairman Are Isiaka Olagunju held at the conference room of the Head of Service, Secretariat, Ibadan.

She urged the commission to fast track the process for free, fair and credible local government elections in the State slated for April next year.

She added that OYSIEC visit would yield positive results as the entire workforce in the State would troop out en-mass to perform their Civic duty by voting for the candidate of their choice.

In his remarks, the OYSIEC Chairman Aare Isiaka Olagunju, SAN, said the commission needs special staff who will solely be transfered to  OYSIEC for the purpose of the election.

He said the present administration in the State led by Engineer Seyi Makinde is very serious in enthroning  democracy at the local government level.

Aare Olagunju described the appointment of the Head of Service as a round peg in a round hole, hinting that, the commission has started the process for the election.

He said  "we are here to sensitize the public service, through the State Head of Service the need for them to participate in the local government election".

"We have started the process for the election, we have been meeting political parties, all political parties in Oyo State are interested in the election, some of them have submitted the names of their candidate for the election".

Abiodun Atilola

Media Officer to the SSG/HOS

16, August 2023.