Consequently, the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has postponed the election indefinitely.
Recall that the commission had earlier issued election guidelines that accommodated the proposed 33 LCDAs
Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Akure, the state Chairman of lnter- Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Prince Adesanya Olaoluwa, said that the decision to boycott the exercise was unanimous by the political parties.
Olaoluwa noted that the political parties boycotted the processes because they wanted to have a meeting with the governor before the exercise.
According to him ” They now know our reasons. We want to see Mr. Governor.
” It is not that we don’t have trust in ODIEC. We know that they can perform credible election but we want to see Mr Governor”
On the postponement of the election, the chairman said that the political parties agreed to the it.
“All the political parties agreed to the terms knowing fully well that no election can take place without the parties.
Addressing the stakeholders, the state chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Dr. Joseph Aremo, said the postponement ” was based on the fact that no single political party complied with the guidelines of the proposed election.
Aremo said that” all guidelines for the election was issued and on time.
“Ours is to conduct election that will usher in a democratic government at the local level.
“It’s unfortunate that no single party complied with the guidelines for the election.
“We are yet to receive nomination of candidates, yet to verify and release it to the public for scrutiny. The commission will go back to the drawing board and make it’s position known at a later date.”