The Osun State Independent National Electoral Commission has set March 30, 2023, as the date for presenting Certificates of Return to newly elected State House of Assembly members.
This information was provided to journalists on Tuesday in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, in a release that was signed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, Dr. Mutiu Agboke.
The statement reads, “This is to inform the general public that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in compliance with Section 72 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, is mandated to issue a certificate of return within fourteen (14) days to every candidate who has been returned elected under the law.
“Consequent on the above provision, the Commission in Osun State has fixed Thursday 30th March, 2023 by 12noon for the issuance of certificates of return to all state assembly members-elect. The presentation will take place at the Media Centre, INEC Osun State Office,
Osogbo.”
People’s Democratic Party won 25 of the seats in the Assembly while the All Progressives Congress clinched one in the March 18 elections.