Lawmakers Raise The Alarm On Invasion Of Ekiti

Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have raised the alarm over alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government (FG) to harass top functionaries of the state government, including members of the Assembly.


The lawmakers urged the new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to be mindful, lest “the police might be used to truncate democracy”.

The lawmakers, who described purported attempts to invade the state by 20 policemen led by one ACP Olusola Oke, as an assault on democracy, urged the new IGP to emulate his immediate predecessor “by rejecting pressure from APC leaders from Ekiti State to use the police to cause chaos in the state, just because they lost an election that was adjudged as free, fair and credible.”

According to a statement issued at the weekend, and signed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Kolawole Oluwawole, the lawmakers said: “harassing PDP members in Ekiti State, government officials and members of the State House ofAssembly will not help democracy in Nigeria and the international community should help Nigeria to sustain Democracy by calling the APC-led Federal Government to order.”