Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
office at Oriade Local Government Area in Osun State was yesterday attacked, officials
cofirmed.
Suspected hoodlums were said to have besieged the
office of the commission, shooting at the office and destroying parts of its
property.
Some of the items destroyed included ballot papers
and boxes, which were burnt, and two generator sets.
Meanwhile, INEC has declared the Peoples Democratic
Party candidate, Oluwole Oke, as the winner of the Oriade/Obokun federal
constituency.
The returning officer, Prof Rasaki Adebayo, from
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, while declaring the result, said Hon Wole
Oke of the People Democratic Party (PDP) won the election with over 25, 000
votes against APC candidate who polled over 19, 000.
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