Ondo Local Government election postponed indefinitely

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) on Friday postponed indefinitely, the Local Government Election scheduled for April 18, 2020 in the 18 council areas of the state following the spread of Pandemic Coronavirus.

The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Yomi Dinakin announced this in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

Addressing newsmen, Prof. Dinakin said the 10 participating political parties had agreed to the postponement due to their inability to hold campaign rallies, having complied with the directives of governor Akeredolu to ban political rallies and gatherings.

He explained that the preparedness of the commission might be jeopardised by unforeseen circumstances during the conduct of the elections as it might be difficult to control crowd on the election day.

On a new date for the elections, Prof Dinakin said the commission would monitor state government activities and announcements.

Prof. Dinakin expressed optimism that the federal government would also postpone the implementation of its policy that all local councils in the country must have elected officials by May this year.