OSSIEC Chairman congratulates Victor Akande on his emergence as Osun IPAC Chairman, seeks beneficial collaboration with the new Osun IPAC leadership.

The Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Barrister Hashim Akintunde Abioye, has congratulated Mr. Victor Akande of the Accord Party on his emergence as the newly elected Chairman of the Osun State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), describing the new Osun IPac chairman as a level-headed person, a core gentleman and a worthy stakeholder who will always uphold democratic ideals and will always adhere to the principle of collective responsibility as enshrined in the Code of Conduct for IPAC.

In a statement issued by Omoyemi Badru, the Press Secretary to the OSSIEC Chairman, Barrister Abioye heartily felicitates with and welcomes the new IPAC leadership in Osun State, while using the opportunity to extend a hand of fellowship, understanding and positive collaboration with the new IPAC Chairman and his team towards strengthening the democratic structure and maintaining seamless electoral processes at the Local Government level in Osun State. In his words, the OSSIEC Chairman maintains that "as stakeholders in the Nigerian Democracy and the electoral process, both the electoral body and the IPAC are partners in progress who must work together towards deepening the electoral system especially at the grassroots which is the closest to the people, in the overall interest of the Nigerian democratic values". Abioye therefore advised the new IPAC Chairman to be a team player who should always work with his cabinet towards positive results.

Signed:

Omoyemi Badru,
Press Secretary to the Chairman, OSSIEC.