EKITI HOUSE OF REPS PRIMARY ELECTION DISRUPTED AS PARTY LEADERS FINGER AIDE TO FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, BIODUN OMOLEYE
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The primary election of Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 2 held at Aramoko-Ekiti was disrupted on Friday as the returning officer was attacked by yet to be identified persons.
The election was going on smoothly and peacefully with the heavy security personnel on ground monitoring the process.
Delegates from Ekiti West local government area were the first set to vote as those from Efon and Ijero local government areas were outside the gate of the venue where the election was taking place.
Anonymous sources said problem started when the agent of former chief of staff and a contestant for the house of representatives ticket on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly received a call and moved to the ballot box area and began to destroy the ballot box.
This infuriated supporters of other aspirants who raised alarm, even though the presence of security agents could not deter him from carrying out the dastardly act.
Newsmen later realised that the returning officer, Akinwale Alebiosu had been attacked by yet to be identified persons.
The agent of Mr. Ade Ilesanmi popularly known as brain box, Mr. Taye Oyewusi said trouble started when it was announced that the original result sheet was not available that the results would later be copied from an A4 paper proposed as rescue result sheet.
This annoyed the supporters of other aspirants who argued that such a procedure would never be aligned with.
Similarly, the agent of Mr. Dele Philips, Mr. Ayodeji Olatunbosun said it was like a drama when the agent of the former chief of staff, Biodun Omoleye destroyed the ballot box and began to create confusion at an election he claimed was already being won by Dele Phillips.
Members of the All Progressives Congress from Ekiti West, Efon and Ijero local government areas later proceeded to the party secretariat in Ado-Ekiti to register their grievances as the crowd who were mostly youths and women protested at the secretariat.
A party leader from Ekameta, Chief Ebenezer Adebusuyi wondered why someone who has served as Chief of Staff to Governor would be allegedly involved in such an act especially at a time the governoship election in the state approaches.
He condemned Mr. Sola Awe who was said to be the Personal Assistant to the Chief of Staff for disrupting the election, claiming that the development was due to feelers that Dele Philips was leading.
Reacting to this development, the frontline aspirant, Mr. Dele Philips expressed worry that such a situation could affect the party at a time the party is moving towards governoship election.
Mr. Dele Philips was also worried that the alleged culprit was allegedly aided out of the premises by some security agents who reports say were on ground to allegedly aid and abbet the act.
The leading contestant assured that he would win the primary election if conducted even five times, noting that the level of support received from his supporters before and during the disrupted primary election is a pointer that other aspirants are no threat to his ambition.
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