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Chairman
of the coalition of election observer groups, comrade Richards Adebayo (middle)
the secretary of the coalition, comrade Ndubuisi Izuchukwu (right) and one of
the observers, comrade Obu Deborah in Osogbo.
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Olawale Adewale, Osogbo
The
election observers for the local government election in Osun State have lauded
the state government for declaring today, Thursday and tomorrow, Friday as
public holiday in the state to enable the people of the state to prepare
adequate for the exercise.
The
election observer groups including the Awareness for Democracy and Diplomacy,
Better Community Life Initiative and Africa Initiative for Sustainable and
Positive Development said the decision of the state government concerning the
public holiday was most appropriate.
The
observers groups under the aegis of Coalition of Independent Civil Society
Groups said the pre-election activities and the preparation of the Osun State
Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) so far was satisfactory and
acceptable.
The
Chairman of the coalition, Comrade Richards Adebayo in a press statement made available
to our correspondent in Osogbo, the state capital charged the people of
the state to troop out on Saturday and vote for candidates of their
choice in all the wards where election will take place.
According
to him, "We will like to commend Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola for
being a leaders with listening hear. We recommended the public holiday in our
earlier press statement and we are happy that the governor did the
needful."
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