The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has cleared the chairmanship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Afeez Balogun, for the upcoming local government election scheduled for November 16, 2024 across the 20 local council areas of the state.
Also screened and cleared alongside Hon. Afeez Balogun was Hon. Ogunjimi Lusi Ranti as the APC candidate for the vice chairmanship position for Abeokuta North LGA.
The list also consisted the names of 15 councillorship candidates under the All Progressives Congress, APC who were screened and considered eligible to contest for councillorship positions
The electoral body released the names of the cleared candidates for the chairmanship, vice chairmanship and councillorship positions for the 20 local government areas in the state on Wednesday, in Abeokuta, following its just-concluded screening of candidates forwarded to it by the party.
The release of the final list of candidates paves way for the commencement of campaign activities ahead of the election holding in about a month’s time.