Abiola Kolawole, Ibadan
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned members of the public to be wary of fraudsters who are spreading a purported recruitment of ad-hoc staff by the INEC, saying the commission is no recruiting any ad-hoc staff at the moment.
Resident Electoral Commissioner in the Oyo State, Barrister Mutiu Agboke made this revelation while briefing journalists on the activities of the commission at its headquarters in Ibadan, the state capital.
Mr Agboke also used the avenue provided by the press brieging to ontinued by warning politicians against vote buying.
He said, “The commission also seized the opportunity of the interactive session to intimate the politicians about dangers of vote buying which has become a menace in the recent elections in the country. The politicians however were told not to use money to induce voters thereby influencing their informed decisions”.
Speaking further, Barrister Agboke hinted that 39 people are contesting gubernatorial election in the state out whom three are females and thirty six (36) are males.
Agboke while speaking further maintained that fifty eight (58) candidates from twenty four (24) political parties and one hundred and ninety eight (198) candidates from thirty two political parties will contest the three senatorial seats and fourteen (14) House of representatives seats in the election billed to take place on Saturday 16th February 2019 across the state.
He added that six hundred and twenty three (623) candidates from forty nine (49) political parties will contest the thirty two house of Assembly seats in the state.
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Agboke also stated that “For Senate, we have 54 males and 4 females from 24 political parties. The total number of Senatorial candidates is 58. We have 39 gubernatorial candidates from 39 political parties. The list included three (3) females and thirty six (36) males.
“For House of Representatives seats, one hundred and seventy four (174) males are contesting the election while twenty four of them are females. A total of one hundred and ninety eight (198) candidates from thirty two political parties are contesting the 14 House of Representatives seats.
“For House of Assembly seats, six hundred and twenty three (623) candidates from forty nine (49) political parties are contesting the House of Assembly seats. We have five hundred and eleven (511) males and one hundred and twelve females (112)”.
Barrister Agboke called on the people of Oyo State who are yet to collect their PVCs to do so now espevially that the door of opportunity to collect them is still open.
Barrister however explained that, the registration for the colkection of pvcs has closed unyil after the election.
“Let me use this medium to tell the general public that the news that the INEC has opened window for fresh registration is fake. The fresh registration has been suspended till after the elections. Also, let use this opportunity to say that INEC has not close the door for collection of PVCs.”
