Minority APC Lawmakers Kick against Indefinite Adjournment at Ekiti Assembly

Crisis may soon hit the Ekiti State House of Assembly over adjournment of legislative business to October by majority Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) legislators, who are in the minority, described the long adjournment as illegal and not in the interest of the people of the state who elected them.

The Hon. Kola Oluwawole-led assembly had last Tuesday moved the motion for adjournment of legislative duties to October due to fear that the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, can be impeached.

The APC assembly members led by the Minority Leader, Chief Gboyega

Aribisogan (Ikole constituency 1), alleged that the long adjournment was masterminded by Fayose in a bid to emasculate the legislative arm.

Other APC members of the state assembly are Sunday Akinniyi (Ikere (constituency 1) and Adeniran Alagbada (Ise/Orun constituency).

Aribisogan, Akinnyi and Alagbada defected from the PDP at different times and joined the APC over internal crisis that rocked their former party.

Leader of Business, Mr. Tunji Akinyele, who moved the motion for the adjournment, said this became imperative due to the political harassment of members by security agents.

Condemning the action, Aribisogan said the APC assembly members are ready for legislative business, calling on the police and Department of State Services (DSS) to give the minority lawmakers security anytime they decide to perform their constitutional duties.