All Set For Aregbesola To Swear-In New Councilors

All is set for the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to swear-in the 389 Councilors elected in the last Local Government election in the state.

In a special release from the office of the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa, it was revealed that the event which will come up on Tuesday at the Bola Ige’s House Grounds, State Secretariat, Abere holds at 10 am.

Expected at the occasion are top government functionaries, political parties’ leaders and sundry stakeholders across the state.

The event will afford Ogbeni Aregbesola the opportunity to pass the operational guidelines for local governments and the direction to which the incoming operators should follow.

It will be recalled that the Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) on January 27, 2018 conducted elections into 71 wards while 318 candidates were returned unopposed by the electoral body, in accordance with provisions of the laws made by the House of Assembly setting the local governments up and stating its administration.

The 30 local governments and 37 local Councils Development Areas, Area Councils and Area Offices will commence work immediately after the swearing in.

Packaged by Rahman Salami