The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State, says it recognises only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Congress conducted on Saturday at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba in Ibadan.

It would be recalled that two parallel PDP State Congresses were held on Saturday in Ibadan where two separate executives of the party emerged.

The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Mutiu Agboke, made this known in an interview with NAN, on Sunday in Ibadan.

Agboke spoke when he led the management team of the commission on an advocacy visit to Abere Central Mosque, Agbowo, Ibadan.

The faction of the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, held its congress at the main bowl of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba.

Similarly, the aggrieved PDP members led by former Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande and Chief Bisi Olopoeniyan, held their separate congress at Jogor Centre, Liberty Road, off Ring Road, Ibadan.

The two factions claim the presence of INEC officials at their respective congress venues.

Agboke said the claim that INEC officers were present at the other venue apart from the Adamasingba was an unfounded insinuation, “because the person must have insinuated it that INEC attended two venues”.

According to him, INEC does not, or will never interact or relate with a group, in other words, INEC does not know group, INEC knows political party.

“Therefore, the venue given to the commission by the PDP, as a political party, was Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, which of course, INEC staff attended.

“The representative of the commission from Abuja, the HOD Election and Party Monitoring, and two other staff were at the Adamasingba. So, the claim that INEC attended any other congress is untrue.

“For us as electoral body, we have the policy of doing the right thing and that is what we are going to do,” the REC said.

Agboke while addressing Muslim faithfuls at the Abere Central Mosque, Agbowo, enjoined religious leaders and their congregation to take an active part in the electoral processes, saying that their participation would enhance the nation’s democratic growth.

He said that the participation of more people of integrity with fear of God would have a good impact on the society, thereby making life better for all and sundry.

The REC said those who were not interested in politics should show interest now.

He included encouraging those that are yet to register for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to do so.

The Oyo REC stressing on the importance of such visit said that it was necessary for everyone to start  engaging major stakeholders and public advocates about what INEC was doing so as not to give rooms to insinuations.

“Coming here is an avenue for us to teach them some of the things they do not know about the election, about Continuous Voters Registration and other things INEC is doing, and that was what we have told them,” he said.

Report gathered from NAN reports that the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Raji, and other top managements of INEC in Oyo State, was also present in the advocacy visit.

Result of the PDP election

DAYO OGUNGBENRO – CHAIRMAN
HON. JAMES OLUKUNLE – DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
HON WASIU ADELEKE – STATE SECRETARY
HON MUFU OGUNREMI – SENATORIAL CHAIRMAN, OYO CENTRAL
HON. GBADE OJELABI – SENATORIAL CHAIRMAN OYO SOUTH
HON. YUSUF ADEKUNLE – SENATORIAL CHAIRMAN, 0Y0 NORTH
HON WULEMOT IBITOYE — WOMAN LEADER
HON OGUNSINA OLUWASEUN MICHAEL – YOUTH LEADER
HON TAIWO ALAGBE – STATE ORGANIZING SECRETARY
HON. AKEEM OLATUNJI – STATE PUBLICITY SECRETARY
HON BANKOLE SUNDAY – STATE TREASURER
BARR. WAHEED GBADEGESHIN – STATE LEGAL ADVISER
OPATOKUN OLUDAYO – STATE FINANCIAL SECRETARY
ADELABU ADEREMI ALABA – AUDITOR
BARR. OLABODE DURODOLA – ASST. LEGAL ADVISER
TIAMIYU AKEEM , ASSITAMT PUBLICITY SECRETARY
LAWAL MOHAMMED – ASSISTANT AUDITOR
ADEKUNLE OLUKAYODE – ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY
BIODUN POPOOLA – ASSISTANT ORGANIZING SECRETARY, OYO SOUTH
AGBEBI SOLA PETER – ASSISTANT ORGANIZING SECRETARY, OYO CENTRAL
MOSHOOD JIMOH – ASSISTANT ORGANIZING SECRETARY, OYO NORTH
OLADOKUN SAUBANA — ASSISTANT TREASURER, OYO SOUTH
OLADOKUN MUKAILA – ASSISTANT TREASURER, OYO CENTRAL
TIJANI BASHIR – ASSISTANT TREASURER, OYO NORTH
AKINBORO AKINSOLA – ASSISTANT SECRETARY, OYO CENTRAL
HON. FUNMILAYO ORISADEYI , ASSISTANT SECRETARY, OYO SOUTH
ALHAJI OLADELE SAMINU – ASSISTANT SECRETARY, OYO NORTH
AKOMOLAFE TINUADE – ASSISTANT WOMAN LEADER, OYO SOUTH
ONILENLA RAFIA – ASSISTANT WOMAN LEADER, OYO CENTRAL
ALHAZZAN SAKIRAT – ASSISTANT WOMEN LEADER, OYO NORTH
BELLO KAZEEM OLALEKAN , ASSISTANT YOUTH LEADER, OYO CENTRAL
TAOFEEK OLADEJO – ASSISTANT YOUTH LEADER, OYO SOUTH
FOLAWIYO MOSHOOD OLADIPO – ASSISTANT YOUTH LEADER, OYO NORTH
OKEWUSI ADUKE – EX OFFICIO i
NINIOLA ABIDEEN – EX OFFICIO ii
KUNMI ADESINA – EX OFFICIO iii
ADEBISI DUPE TEMILEYI – EX OFFICIO iv
AGBEJIMI OLADOJA – EX OFFICIO v
OLANREWAJU MUHAMMED MARUF – EX OFFICIO