The Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, on Wednesday stormed Ward Five of the Ibadan North West local government area of Oyo State to sensitise the electorate without a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) to go and register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Olatubosun moved round the major community joints and opinion leaders of the ward, from Idi-Ikan junction to Apa, Oke-Seni, Olodo, Ogunpa, Ifeleye, Ajalaruru and other polling units, to sensitise all eligible residents to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise, which closes in four days’ time. He emphasised that participation in the electoral process begins with obtaining a valid voter’s card.
Olatubosun, while addressing community leaders, youths, women and other stakeholders, described voter registration as a civic responsibility that empowers citizens to decide the future political office holders that will bring the dividend of democracy to their doorsteps.
He used the occasion to canvass continuous support for Governor Seyi Makinde-led government in the state under the Allied People’s Movement, APM.
The commissioner was accompanied by the Hon. Fantola, the APM party chairman in the LG, and other party executives in the LG to move around the major polling units in Ibadan North West Local Government.
He encouraged the religious leaders, market associations and youth groups to mobilise people within their community to register and ensure they are prepared to exercise their constitutional rights from December 2026, when LG elections will be held in Oyo State, and the 2027 general elections.
While responding to requests of the people, the duo of the party chairman of Ibadan North West, Hon. Fantola, and Olatubosun assured them that Governor Seyi Makinde will continue to serve them until he leaves the seat as governor of Oyo State in 2027.
In the same vein, the commissioner for culture and tourism enjoined all members of the APM to commence door-to-door sensitisation with a view to selling the party’s candidates for the forthcoming elections.
However, the exercise demonstrated that Olatubosun and his team still enjoyed street credibility, as people came out to show their support and willingly agreed to mobilise their members to collect their permanent voters’ registration cards, receiving a colourful welcome from those who attested to his street credibility and the positive impact he had made in his local government area.
