The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) says list of successfully screened candidates would be published on Monday, October 14, 2024.
The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu said this at the just concluded screening exercise held at the Commission’s headquarters, Oke -Ilewo, Abeokuta.
Osibodu noted that the exercise went well without any hitches, saying verification of candidates was zoned into three Senatorial Districts to make the process seamless as well as allow candidates return back to their destination in good time.
While assuring political parties of a thorough process, he said ” I have said it a hundred times, trust the process, I guarantee you that at the end of it, everybody would see that we are fair”.
Also Speaking during the screening exercise, one of the Commissioners at OGSIEC, Mr. Tunji Akoni, encouraged all aspirants to engage with voters directly and ensure their campaigns get to the grassroot, reassuring of the Commission’s commitment to conducting a free, fair, credible elections.
In her remark, Commissioner Gbemi Onasanya stressed the need for parties to present trust worthy and loyal party agents who would protect their votes on election day.
In their separate remarks, candidates who underwent screening exercise, Mr. Azeez Balogun from Abeokuta South, his counterpart from Odogbolu, Mr. Babatunde Diya and Mr. Theophilus Olorode from Imeko Afon Local Government, commended the Commission for its level of preparedness, noting that the screening was conducted with high level of professionalism.