By Adeleye Kunle
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has described the recently concluded Osun local government poll as unnecessary and a deliberate wasting of the state’s resources.
The party, which made the description in a statement signed by Adekunle Akindele, the Osun PDP caretaker chairman in Osogbo on Saturday, added that the purported failure of the exercise was a vindication on its position that illegality would not have its way in the State.
While remarking that the exercise was a sham put up by the outgoing All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, the party urged the State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola to ensure every penny spent in the failed exercise was returned to the State’s coffers.
“Right from the start, the process was flawed and our efforts to make Oyetola understand this was not appreciated. Polling units across Osun State are either empty or the presence of scanty APC members are what greeted anyone who visited them.
“Ballot papers purportedly used does not specify political parties nor does it designate the local government it was meant for. This explains the curiosity of Osun people and observers, who wondered whether it was an election or referendum that the Oyetola administration conducted.
“The summary of what happened today was that Osun people do not accept the sham disguised as election, and as a party, we are proud of their courage and resoluteness in rejecting a dangerous precedent that posed grave danger to our State
