GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Wednesday, implored eligible voters in the state to exhibit good conduct and decorum as they perform their civic responsibility during this Saturday local government parliamentary poll. He also declared Thursday and Friday, January 25 and 26, 2018 as the public holiday to enable Osun residents to prepare and participate in the election. While calling on the residents to conduct themselves in an orderly and lawful manner, he asserted, “against all odds, this election would be conducted into 389 wards in the State of Osun. This statement reads “the local government system is a critical level of administration that brings the government closest to the people. The state government has made strident efforts since 2013 to hold this election, but the opposition has thrown all kinds of legal stumbling blocks on the way.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2018 16:50 UTC