The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ifedayo Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State has issued a statement clarifying that the necessary corrections have been made to its candidates’ names submitted to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC).
This was disclosed in a press statement released on Friday in Ora-Igbomina town by the leadership of the party chapter.
Hon. Shola Bamigboye, APC Chairman in Ifedayo LGA, stated that the corrections include:
- _Vice Chairmanship Candidate:ADEDOTUN OLUSOLA (previously listed as Adedoyin Olusola)
- Ward 02 Councillorship Candidate: ADEYEMI BABATUNDE SEGUN (previously listed as Adeyemi Segun Babatunde)
- Ward 03 Councillorship Candidate: OGUNDIPE OLUSEGUN ELIJAH (previously listed as Ogundipe Elijah Olusegun)
According to the party leader, OSSIEC has successfully received and acknowledged the updated candidate information.
The APC has urged the electorate in the affected wards and Ifedayo LGA in general to disregard any misinformation spread by mischievous individuals, as all infractions and data issues have been resolved .
“With these corrections in place, the APC is now fully prepared to contest in the February 2025 Osun LGA Polls in Ifedayo,”Hon. Bamigboye noted.
The party chieftain assured voters that the APC is committed to transforming the Area Council into a model society and called on supporters to continue backing the party and its candidates.
OSSIEC had earlier raised concerns over the improper nomination of candidates by three political parties.
The OSSIEC chairman, Hashim Abioye revealed that the political parties affected included the All Progressives Congress(APC), Allied People’s Movement,(APM), and Action People’s Party(APP).
Hashim Abioye, while presenting the report of the commission’s verification committee to journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, said nearly all the 18 political parties that nominated candidates committed one infraction or the other.
According to him, discrepancies were found between the names of candidates submitted by these parties and the names on their official nomination forms.
