Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) caucus in Ekiti State House of Assembly last Friday
condemned their counterparts in the Action Congress (AC) for
feigning ignorance over the screening of the five nominees to
serve on the State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC).
They defended the action
of the Major-Gen. Kayode Oni- led SIEC for commencing the
election process, saying all their actions are backed up with
the constitution of the country in the conduct of the local
government elections in the state.
At a press conference in
Ado-Ekiti, jointly addressed by Hon Lai Oke, Leader of
Government Business in the State Assembly and Bisi Kolawole of
the PDP, the record straight on the issue of the Constitution
of the electoral body, clarifying that no fewer than three
members of the AC served on the committee that screened the
five nominees.
They said that it
smacked of legislative incompetence and ineptitude for the
lawmakers to be condemning the action they have contributed to
put in place, saying this is condemnable and capable of
reducing the integrity of the House in the eyes of the right
thinking members of the society.
Hon, Oke supported their
argument with sections 197 and 203 of the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria and lashed out at AC over its
refusal to open the eyes of their candidates and followers.
"I sympathize with all
the AC local government election candidates because their
so-called leaders have deemed their hopes of participating in
the elections and I want to advise them that if they did not
retrace their steps before it is too late, they may go into
political oblivion and never to be heard in Ekiti politics
anymore, their leaders have refused to let them know the truth
on the matter.
"In a committee headed
by one of them, Olowokere, and with their Leader in the House,
Afuye as member, they were successfully fooled out of the
elections, it is unfortunate and I pity them seriously", Oke
said.