Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, Isiaka Olagunju (SAN), on Monday presented Certificate of Return to all the 32 elected chairmen out of 33 local government areas in the state.
Speaking shortly after the presentation of the certificates, the OYSIEC boss charged the chairmen not to disappoint the people who have vested in them the power to oversee the affairs of the local councils.
He also tasked them to ensure they fulfill the promises they made to the people during their electioneering.
“They have campaigned vigorously in the nooks and cranny of their local government areas and have now emerged as Chairmen. They should see themselves as servants of the people.” Olagunju said.
“I told them that now that they are elected, they should not make themselves inaccessible to the people who voted them. They must try as much as possible to remember their promises and fulfill them.”
Those presented the Certificate of Return by the OYSIEC chairman are Mr. Raheem Akeem Adepoju (Oorelope), Sulaiman Adediran (Irepo), Mrs. Juliana Oluwakemi Akanni (Olorunsogo), Akanji Kabir Ayoade (Ogbomoso North), Oyeniyi Timothy Oyedokun (Ogbomoso South), Olugbenga Obalowo (Ibarapa East),
Jelili Oyinloye Adebare (Iwajowa), Fasasi Adeagbo (ATISBO), Mrs. Ramat Adeniran (Saki-East), Sarafadeen Omirinde (Saki-West), Adebare Muraina Afolabi (Kajola), Adesoye Seun Ojo (Ogo-Oluwa) and Bolaji Ojo Akintola (Itesiwaju).
Others are Olateju Michael Alabi (Oriire), Adegbite Isaiah Alabi (Surulere), Adedoyin Oloyede Adeoye (Ibarapa Central), Lateef Adebayo Lawal (Ibarapa North), Muftau Osuolale (Iseyin) and Sunday Akindele Ojo (Afijio).
Some more others are Kafilat Olakojo (Atiba), Musbaudeen Adesina Sanusi (Ona-Ara), Babatunde Akeem Salami (Oyo West), Saheed Arowosaye Adeyemi (Oyo East), Ibrahim Akintayo (Ibadan North-East) and Taoheed Jimoh Adedigba (Akinyele).
The remaining ones are Olaide Popoola (Oluyole), Kazeem Gbadamosi(Lagelu), Oyedele Sikiru Sanda (Egbeda), Kehinde Adeyemi Akanni (Ibadan South-West), Musbaudeen Sanusi (Ona-Ara), Saheed Oladayo Yusuf (Ibadan North) and Emmanuel Oluwole Alawode (Ibadan South-East).
Report says the elected chairmen would be sworn in any moment from now by Governor Seyi Makinde.
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