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Low Turnout, Opposition Mar Ekiti Referendum by hilomdave: 7:23pm On Jul 20, 2014 |
The controversial referendum embarked upon by Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration for the creation of additional 18 Local Council Development Areas was marred yesterday with low turnout by the communities that participated, while others boycotted the exercise completely. In Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, apathy to the referendum organised by the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) was evident, just as only a few people came out in Ikere-Ekiti, another major town in the state. EKSIEC Chairman, Mrs Cecilia Adelusi, confirmed that there was no voting in Ilasa, Osi and Igbole, as the people blocked the roads and prevented the exercise from holding. In Ado-Ekiti, at Ward 11, where at least people from 15 polling units were expected to vote, only 118 people came out; just as only 66 people came out for the exercise at St. George’s Primary School. A Supervisor at St. Thomas Primary School, Irona, Ado- Ekiti, Mr. Akinluyi Alabi, told newsmen who witnessed the exercise that it was peaceful. The Ekiti SIEC boss, said her attempt to enter Osi and Igbole to monitor the exercise was aborted by the people who did not allow her vehicle to enter the towns. Apart from the areas mentioned by the SIEC boss, the exercise did not hold also in Afao, Are, Iworoko in Irepodun/ Ifelodun Local Government Area. Also, the exercise did not hold in Ire (Oye Local Government), Agbado in Gboyin Local Government Area among others. In Ijero, the traditional ruler, Oba Adebayo Adewole, had to make public announcement that the people were not pleased with the government’s action, saying his people demanded for Ijero North and South Local Governments. The same scenario played out in Erinmope, where the people said they were opposed to the exercise due to the location of the council headquarters in Igogo-Ekiti. However, the exercise recorded an appreciable turnout of people in Iyin and Igbemo both in Irepodun/ Ifelodun Local Government Area. In Ikere-Ekiti, the Commissioner for Integration, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Funminiyi Afuye, said the issue was beyond politics. According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that is opposed to the referendum needed not to support it. “Whoever is opposed to the referendum should go out and test his popularity with the people. The wishes of the people can be expressed at any time and on any subject. “This is the policy of the APC government and we are implementing it to the letter. We are still in government until October 15 this year,” Afuye said. Meanwhile, the PDP, in a statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, blamed the poor turnout of people on the insincerity of the outgoing government. He noted that most of the supposed beneficiary communities knew ab-initio that the whole process of creating the LCDAs was shrouded in controversy as a result of the contentious constitutional validity of the exercise. The PDP spokesman added that some also distanced themselves from the exercise due to fear of molestation and possible attacks by thugs who were brought to Ekiti State by the leadership of the APC to boost security for the EKSIEC and attack members of any opposition party or community. |
Re: Low Turnout, Opposition Mar Ekiti Referendum by Toosure70: 10:40pm On Jul 20, 2014 |
igba yi laaro. |
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