INEC to issue Osun lawmakers certificates of return Thursday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun said it would issue certificates of return to the 26 elected members of the Osun House of Assembly on Thursday.
In a statement signed by the Osun INEC resident electoral commissioner, Mutiu Agboke, on Wednesday, he said the event would be held at the Osun INEC office in Osogbo.
The statement said that INEC, in compliance with Section 72 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, is mandated to issue a certificate of return within 14 days to every candidate who has been returned elected under the law.
“The presentation will take place at the Media Centre, INEC Osun state office, Osogbo,” it stated.
The Peoples Democratic Party won 25 of the 26 seats of the house, while the All Progressives Congress won a seat during the March 18 state assembly election.
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