According to the Commission, “all the inhibiting factors and circumstances against the conduct of the elections have been ameliorated.”
However, the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to boycott the elections because they would “be wasteful” as well as run afoul of “the provisions of Section 28 of the Electoral Act 2022.”
From the look of things, Osun PDP seems to be a lone ranger as other political parties have concluded plans to field candidates for the elections. According to the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the ‘umbrella’ party “is just one out of 18 political parties in the state.” As such, “its action … neither affects the integrity nor the credibility of the scheduled elections.”