 And ahead of the forthcoming general election, the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced a verification of all accredited political parties in Oregon State. The Secretariat of People's Democratic Party in the state was the first port of call before others. A correspondent in Oregon State filed in this report. The verification according to INEC included inspection of party structure, confirmation of executive officers among others. The head of elections and party monitoring, Akambe Abidokun, led INEC delegation to the secretariat of the PDP, New Nigerian People's Party and Labour Party Abiokuta Metropolis. On October 20, 2021, Honourable Sikori Rulai Ogundele, the state's chairman. PDP chairman in Ogun State, Sikori Rula Ogundele challenged the commission to redeem its image ahead of 2023 general election. We are not taking this platform for granted. You are one citizen people, I mean, you are on ground, we know you, you drive the political system. Whenever you conduct your congress, you know my deal, because you are also part of the exercise, you go there and monitor. By the end of the day, you ratify the officers and give us a list. So this kind of visit is also confirmed. The list of officers we have been involved in INEC is still intact. Have there been changes? If there are changes, have you followed the procedure of letting the commission know about the changes? For his part, the chairman of NMPP as well as the chieftain of the Labour Party encouraged INEC to ensure a level playing field for all political parties. It's a mutual meeting. It's been expected, honestly, and it's timely. So I, I mean, I appreciate that thought of coming to see us as the party secretariat to see how things, how we are feeling and how we are doing here. So it's a welcome development. And so many things were talked about. I was able to let them know that it's generally a point that INEC has got to work on their image so that what the proverb that says to pay the piper to take the tone will not come to play. And I think we have spoken to their minds. I don't have any doubts in mind. So many things we talked about. They have promised us they are going to work on it. The Labour Party is hoping to see a better organised and a partial INEC in 2023. The parties make a promise to carry out advocacy on the addition of the election centre in the state. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.