Osun Elections: No Plans To Remove Political Parties From Ballot Paper – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims that the logo of some political parties have been removed from the ballot paper to be used for the Sept. 22 governorship election in the state.

NAN reports that the release of a poster of specimen ballot paper which that left out the logo of some political parties instigated the speculation.

In a Statement, Mrs Olusayo Adedokun, the commission’s spokeswoman in the state, disclosed that the ballot paper sample that was released was for education purpose only.

“The attention of the commission has been drawn to the misconception as regards one of our voter education materials, especially the poster on specimen ballot paper for the Sept.22 governorship election.

“The essence of the poster is to show what the ballot paper will look like for the election.

“The omission of some political parties that are fielding candidates for the September election was not intentional.

“The specimen ballot paper was just for the purpose of educating the electorate on how not to cast invalid votes.

“A new poster of specimen ballot paper containing the logos of all political parties fielding candidates for the September governorship election will soon be published,’’ she stated.