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Missing Logo: PPC Calls For Cancellation Of Election Results In 8 Oyo Constituen

Missing Logo: PPC Calls For Cancellation Of Election Results In 8 Oyo Constituencies Ibadan – The Oyo State chapter of the Providence People’s Congress (PPC) has submitted its petitions to the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, asking for the cancelation of results of the elections in eight (cool federal constituencies over missing of its logo in the ballot papers. Mr. Taiwo Oduola, state Chairman of the party, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, over the weekend. The PPC Chairman said that the party decided to file the petition before the tribunal due to the exclusion of the PPC’s logo in the ballot papers used for the election held on Saturday February 23 in the eight constituencies. The affected constituencies, according to him, are: Akinyele/Lagelu, Ibadan North, Ibadan South West/Ibadan North West, Saki West/Saki East/ATISBO, Oluyole, Surulere/Ogo Oluwa, Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola and Ido/Ibarapa East. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had already declared and presented certificates of return to the winners of the elections in the aforementioned areas. The winners of the elections declared by INEC are; Hon. Akintola Oluokun George, Akinyele/Lagelu (APC), Hon. Musliudeen Olaide Akinremi, Ibadan North (APC), Hon. Stanley Olajide, Ibadan South West/North West (PDP), Hon. Olatubosun Olajide Boladale, Saki East/Saki West/Atisbo (APC), Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe Oluyole, (APC), Hon. Odebunmi Olusegun, Ogo Oluwa/Surulere (APC), Hon. Shina Abiola Peller, Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/ Iwajowa (APC) and Hon. Yemi Taiwo Ido/Ibarapa East (PDP). But, the PPC said that it has dragged INEC, winners of the elections, their political parties and the returning officers in the constituencies to the tribunal due to the failure of INEC to include the party’s logo on the ballot papers. Oduola said, “The Providence People’s Congress, Oyo state has filled its petition to the Electoral Tribunal on the Exclusion of the Party Logo on the Ballot papers of the election held on the 23rd of February, 2019 for the Federal House of Representatives election in Eight federal constituencies in Oyo state. “The filing of the petitions for the eight constituencies came on Thursday 14th of March, 2019. “The constituencies affected are Akinyele/Lagelu Federal constituency; Ibadan North Federal constituency; Ibadan South West/Ibadan North West constituency; Saki west/Shaki East/ATISBO constituency; Oluyole Federal constituency; Surulere/Ogo Oluwa Federal constituency; Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal constituency and Ido/Ibarapa east Federal constituency. “All the winners of the Reps election in the aforementioned constituencies and INEC are joined in the petition”. Oduola while calling for cancelation the results of the elections, cited the omission of his party’s logo on the ballot paper used for the election as ground for the petition. https://www.independent.ng/ppc-calls-for-cancellation-of-election-rsults-in-8-oyo-constituencies/

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