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Olatunde Olatundeled faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has threatened to drag the State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, to court if it recognised candidates presented by state Chairman of the party, Chief Idowu Faleye, for the December 19 council poll.
The faction, in a petition to EKSIEC Chairman, Justice Kayode Bamisile (rtd), cautioned that Faleye and other caretaker committee members were impostors and the commission should stop relating with them in matters concerning electoral issues.
In the petition entitled “2015 Local Government Election Time Table”, dated September 21, 2015, and signed by Oluwatobi Fatoki of Lekan Olatawura Chambers in Ado Ekiti, Olatunde cautioned the commission against recognising candidates of the PDP presented through Faleye, failing which it would take legal action against the commission.
The petition reads in part: “Our clients came about the Notice of Election to wit: the Ekiti State 2015 Local Government Election as scheduled in your time table published in the national daily on September 10, 2015.
“Our clients hereby wish to lodge their reservations to the extent that their rights as State Executive Committee is for a four-year tenure, which will lapse March, 2016 as they were duly elected into their respective offices in March 2012.
“In respect of our clients’ rights, a faction of the executive committee of the PDP, spearheaded by Mr. Idowu Faleye sprang up as the factional acting chairman. As a matter of fact, the said division in the party affecting our clients’ vested rights is already a subject of litigation before Ekiti State High Court via suit number HAD/15/ 2015.
“Our clients were the SWC before the matter was lodged in court of justice and they still remain in that position till 2016. We hereby advise that you maintain the status quo and do not reckon with any other faction except that of our clients as the court has not decided otherwise.
“Most obliged as you follow the paths of law and justice as our clients shall not hesitate to file an action against your office, if you go contrary to maintaining the status quo before suit number: HAD/15/2015.”
The party had been embroiled in factional crisis, with Olatunde, former vice chairman (North Senatorial District) elevated into acting chairmanship position, following purported resignation of Faleye.
The embattled party secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, said Faleye, who was acting state chairman purportedly resigned his position due to irreconcilable differences with SWC members.
But Faleye, who said his appointment had been confirmed by the PDP SEC, refuted the allegation of his resignation, insisting that he remained the authentic chairman.
SOURCE:NATIONAL MIRROR
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