“You can’t complain about who is governing your local government if you don’t come out and vote.'
“You can’t complain about who is governing your local government if you don’t come out and vote,” the commissioner said.“We need to change the orientation of our people so that they can know their civic responsibility,” he added.
Mr Omoseyindemi commended the security operatives for protecting the voters, electoral officers and materials. Similarly, Samson Ajibade, Permanent Secretary, LASIEC, said good governance and people-oriented programmes by the political class would attract people to participate more in politics.“Whoever is in government should ensure performance.“We need political education and voter enlightenment more,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the runoff was necessitated by the tie between candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party during the July 24 council election.
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