Local government elections in the state will take place on October 15, 2022, according to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission.
At a news conference on Monday, Mr. Segun Oladitan, the chairman of OSSIEC, announced the time and said it will be a direct election.
Oladitan continued by stating that in contrast to the last LG election, which was indirect (elected councillors from each LG sat to decide the LG chairman), the upcoming election would allow for the direct election of chairmen as well as the separate election of ward councillors.
He said, “The commission is happy to inform you and the general public that the Local Government Election in Osun State of Nigeria shall be conducted on the 15th day of October, 2022. You would kindly recollect that when this Commission conducted election in January 2018, it was based on parliamentary system.
“I have the pleasure to inform you that the elections we are conducting this 2022 shall be on presidential system whereby Chairmen of Local Government Councils shall be elected directly and the Ward Councillors shall be elected separately.
“For some time now, the Commission had been making necessary contacts with relevant stakeholders and carrying out in-house preparations for the conduct of the Local Government Election.”
While calling for the support of the media, Oladitan assured that the Commission would ensure that the elections were free, fair, transparent and credible.