More clouds on Osun LG election as security operatives take over OSEIC headquarters

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Hours after Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, declared the controversial local government election in the state would hold on Saturday, security operatives have taken over the headquarters of the State Independent Electoral Commission(OSIEC) in Osogbo.

According to ‘The Nation’,  officials of the electoral umpire vacated the complex since Thursday following the advice of Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

When The Nation visited the headquarters of OSIEC on Friday evening, there were about 16 heavily armed policemen at the entrance and its surroundings.

The entrances of the commission were shut with the operatives placing two benches in front of the gate.

The paper quoted one of  the operatives as saying : “There have been no activities here since yesterday. I don’t know the reason. There is nobody inside the compound.”

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