Ekiti Assembly Rejects Gov. Election Result, Adjourns Till October Over Insecurity, Harassment

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State House of Assembly has adjourned legislative business until October 8, citing issues of harassment and insecurity.
The house, by the resolution, will only resume duties a week to the expiration of the tenure of the governor, Ayo Fayose.
The house also condemned and rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election which produced Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress as governor.
The house is dominated by Mr Fayose’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members.
House Leader, Akinyele Olatunji, described the process leading to the election and final result as unfortunate.
Mr Akinyele condemned the alleged harassment of Mr Fayose, PDP leaders across the state and members of the state assembly by security personnel.
On the long break of the house, Mr Akinyele said, “the adjournment became imperative due to the political harassment of members by security agents.”
Also speaking, the Chairman House Committee on information, Samuel Omotoso, said the election of July 14 did not meet democratic standards.
According to him, the election was marred by “outright brigandage, vote buying and falsification of results.”
The Deputy Whip of the Assembly, Ekundayo Akinleye, remarked that the outcome of the election showed Nigerians should not expect free and fair 2019 general elections.
He alleged there were discrepancies in the final figures released by INEC.

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