Osun state
Hoodlums have attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Oriade Local Council of Osun State. They destroyed documents and power facilities in the process.
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The attackers were said to have stormed the area around 3:00a.m. yesterday.
Some of the burnt items included ballot papers and boxes as well as two power-generating sets.
Meanwhile, the electoral umpire has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Oluwole Oke, as winner of the Oriade/Obokun federal constituency.
The returning officer, Prof. Rasaki Adebayo, of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife while declaring the results, said Oke won the contest with over 25,000 votes against the 19,000 figures garnered by his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival.
