Oyo: PPC demands cancellation of 8federal constituencies over omission of logo

The Providence People’s Congress (PPC) has filed petition before the before the Oyo state National Assembly elections tribunal over the non inclusion of its logo on the ballot paper used for the March 23 election.

This was disclosed to journalists by the party’s state chairman, Mr Taiwo Oduola in a statement he issued on Friday and made available to newsmen in Ibadan.

According to Oduola, others joined in the petition together with INEC are the winners of the elections, their political parties and the returning officers in the constituencies

Oduola maintained that PPC   in the petition is among others praying the tribunal to cancel the results of the elections held on that day  in eight (8) of the 14 federal constituencies in the state

“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. ” he said.

The PPC Chairman noted that the party decided to file the petition before the tribunal due to the exclusion of the party’s logo in the election held on Saturday February 23rd in the eight Federal constituencies, namely, 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 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. 

He  claimed in the petition that PPC  logo was excluded from the ballot paper used for the election, to deny the people of the constituencies from voting for the party’s candidates. 

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