THE PEOPLE OF AKURE SOUTH AND AKURE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ONDO STATE WILL TODAY FILE OUT TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BYE-ELECTION TAKING PLACE IN THE TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE SEAT BECAME VACANT FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF THE LAWMAKER REPRESENTING THE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, MR ADEDAYO OMOLAFE ON AUGUST 16, 2021
SEVEN POLITICAL PARTIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION WITH THEIR CANDIDATES VYING TO OCCUPY THE VACANT SEAT.
THE CANDIDATES ARE: OLAWANLE OYEMAKINDE OF ACCORD PARTY, AP, OLUWAWEMIMO FADEKE OF THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ADP, ALADE OLANREWAJU OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, APC AND JOSEPH AJAYI OF THE ALL PEOPLES PARTY, APP.
OTHERS ARE JOHNSON OLANUSI, NATIONAL REDEMPTION MOVEMENT, OLUMUYIWA ADU, PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, PDP AND OPAWOLE TAJUDEEN OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SDP.THE CANDIDATES COMPRISE FIVE MEN AND TWO WOMEN.
MEANWHILE, THE ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCEDÂ RESTICTION OF MOVEMENT IN THE TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TILL FIVE O CLOCK IN THE EVENING WHILE POLICE AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES HAVE DEPLOYED THEIR PERSONNEL FOR THE