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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has cast his vote in today's local government election. Makinde voted at Polling Unit 1, Ward 11 in Ibadan North East

        The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the Oyo State chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) Kayode Babayomi, who is on election duty on Saturday.      SaharaReporters reports that Oyo State is holding its local government elections across the state, an exercise which has been widely fraught with irregularities.    "The AAC Oyo state chair, Babayomi, has been arrested and detained at the Sanyo police station while on election duty," SaharaReporters was told. 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for cancellation of the local government election in Oyo as it described it as a "sham which is capable of

          The Oyo State local government elections billed for today (Saturday) have been delayed in some areas, causing frustration among citizens who have turned out to cast their votes.    SaharaReporters learnt that despite the scheduled commencement time of 8am, many polling units across the state have yet to receive the necessary electoral materials. Visits to the 10 polling units in Ward 7 of Ibadan North Local Government confirmed the absence of electoral officers.

The Oyo State chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) Kayode Babayomi is currently being detained by the state Commissioner of Police after he was arrested while monitoring the ongoing council elections in the state.        Recall that Oyo State is holding its local government elections across the state, an exercise which has been widely fraught with irregularities.