Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State yesterday approved the composition of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said the governor had in a letter dated...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for the recent dissolution of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) board. A motion moved yesterday by the Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, said that the decision of the commission to conduct elections in 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the immediate past…

Seyi Makinde has dissolved the board of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). A statement issued on Friday in Ibadan by the state Head of Service, Mrs Amidat Agboola, said Makinde ordered the dissolution with effect from July 1. According to the statement, the state government is prepared to offset the salary and allowances…

Local council election slated for May 12, this year, by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), has triggered both intra and inter party schemings. Since Governor Abiola Ajimobi came to power in 2011, this will be the first council poll to be conducted in the state. The last time residents of the state had…

Mr John Ajeigbe, the Chairman of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), says the rescheduled local government election in the state will now hold on May 12. Ajeigbe made this known on Friday while addressing newsmen in Ibadan. He said the election would now hold because the Federal High Court Abuja injunction earlier stopping the…