Ladi Adebutu Bankrolls PDP Chair, Councillorship Candidates Tickets As Minimal Awareness, Limited Popularity Decorate October 8 Ogun Local Council Election

…”Like a formality thing” observers claim

The Local Council election in Ogun state holds this weekend, Saturday October 8 2016.

And according to emerging details many voters are in the dark of this development.

”Even the adhoc staffs to be used are just hurriedly being trained” a source disclosed.

The temporary electoral workers to oversee the election process are made up of volunteers and people drawn from the local government.

”But the feel is not there…there is this lack of sense of an election coming and this is supposed to be a grass root thing” an observer stated
Societynowng.com learnt even main opposition party in the state, the People’s Democratic Party appears not to be putting any efforts at ”wrestling power” in the election.

Though Spokes person Malik Ibitoye insists ”we are putting everything in place to win …we are working underground..it is a grass root thing and we are doing person to person campaign with limited noise in the media”

Sources however asserts the awareness is ”very very” low.

Added digs revealed patron of the recognised faction of the People’s Democratic Party in the area, gubernatorial hopeful Ladi Adebutu bankrolled the purchase of forms for all his party’s chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the state.

”But despite this, those vying for the positions have not really deployed resources create much needed awareness to get voters to their sides” a source pointed out.

An observer claimed it is like the other political parties have given in before the election came to be.

”Like one party affair, a formality thing for all those concerned and they don’t want to waste funds on seemingly futile efforts” a source stated.

Checks by societynowng.com however reveals history favours this disposition – the ruling party in the states concerned always sweep council elections.

The exercise is conducted by state electoral bodies.

Random sampling of the popularity of the October 8 date among populace in the state capital, Abeokuta validates assertions of limited knowledge of the upcoming council election.

Same for sampling of opinions in one of the largest electoral area in the state, Ota.

Further digs by societynowng.com revealed Ijebu axis appears the only area in the state to have a bit of consciousness of the upcoming election.

According to a source ”Those doing anything, if you dare call it a campaign are the APC people”

The APC – All Progressives Congress – controls the state.

And in previous Council election conducted in the first term of Governor Ibikunle Amosun coasted to victory in all facets of the poll.

”We expect a repeat of that performance, no point wasting efforts in a foreseen result” appears to be the attitude of opposition an insider defined to societynowng.com.

Societynowng.com gathered though unlike the PDP, the APC did not bankroll forms of its candidates, the party gave it out at minimal costs.

Chairmanship candidates reportedly paid N250,000 while those vying for position of councillors forked out N150.000.

The leadership of the party reportedly gave out N100,000 to all the candidates to help with their campaigns.

The Saturday October 8 2016 Ogun Local Government election is expected to kick off by 9.a.m.