The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission has assured all contesting candidates and political parties in the February 22, 2025 Local Government election that their documents would be properly scrutinized.
OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, made this remark during the inauguration of the OSSIEC Verification Committee on Monday in Osogbo.
Abioye stated, “This is a high-level committee populated by people of high integrity who have served and/or are still serving their country in various capacities. They are seasoned professionals and technocrats; they are people of conscience and high repute.”
He explained the committee’s mandate, saying, “They are to look into the documents and the papers submitted by political parties and their candidates for the election. They are to look at age compliance, academic qualification compliance, and tax compliance of the candidates.”
Abioye expressed confidence in the committee’s ability to deliver on its mandate and assured that the report of the exercise would be made public.
He said, “I want to believe that at the end of the day, the committee will submit their reports, which shall be made public by the grace of God. With this, the confidence of the public in the integrity of the process being embarked upon by the commission will be guaranteed. The committee’s work commences immediately.”
He also noted that for the first time in the commission’s history, external bodies were being invited to participate and get involved actively in OSSIEC’s activities, assuring that transparency would remain the watchword of the agency.
