The Osun State chapter of Accord has tasked the Osun State Resident Electoral Commission to review the veracity of the risk assessment exercise which identified 385 flashpoints in Osun State, calling the report “a hatchet job for a sinister electoral agenda.”

Commending the State REC for her acclaimed commitment to free and fair polls, the party chief picked holes in the entirety of the report, pledging to engage the commission on the details and the antecedents of the consultant who handled the preparation of the risk assessment.

Member representing Ila/Ifedayo/Boluwaduro Federal Constituency, Hon. Clement Akanni Olohunwa, has also declared that Ila Orangun is a peaceful town without any recorded cases of kidnappings.

Responding to news reports credited to the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, that Ila and Ifedayo Local Governments are hotspot for kidnappings, the federal legislator faulted the classification, asserting that, “till date, Ila Orangun has never witnessed any case of kidnapping.

“The two cases that happened at Ifedayo Local Government were strictly at Ora, not even the entire Ifedayo Local Government. After those cases, the security agencies have largely secured the areas and peace has since been restored.

“Ila has however never witnessed any case of kidnapping and it is wrong to add Ila and even Ifedayo to flashpoints as was done. The error committed by the inclusion of Ila in the report calls into question the veracity and truthfulness of the risk assessment done by the State INEC.

“The entire risk assessment may have misrepresented the level of risk in Osun State. There is no way Osun could have 385 flashpoints. Osun is a largely peaceful state until the last few weeks when Osun APC thugs launched attacks on the state.

“I urge the State REC to probe the consultant who handled the preparation of the report. Many things must have been cooked up. Many false flags may have been included. The REC should review the report to ensure that planning is not done on false data,” the legislator posited.

The Osun Accord Chairman said many stakeholders have raised eyebrows over the report of 385 flashpoints in Osun State, describing it as a ploy to disenfranchise Osun voters in targeted communities.

The State Chairman of Accord described the report as shocking, indicating that the party will engage the commission to assess the veracity of the report.

“Our state is peaceful. We don't have 385 flashpoints. We know the REC has good intentions but she should review the circumstances surrounding the compilation of the report.

“Osun also cannot have 200 inaccessible areas; the figure is likely inflated. This is a pattern that questions the credibility of the report.

“We don't want to speak further on the implications of the report. I have received so many reports from stakeholders on the alleged flashpoints. We will engage the commission. We are sure the REC will also review the risk assessment,” the Accord State Chairman noted.