SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, (THEWILL) – The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has revealed that he is unhappy about the happenings in Ekiti as the state prepares for the July 14 governorship elections.
The monarch said this while hosting the British High-Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright at his palace in Ile-Ife in Osun State.
“What I heard happening in Ekiti State during this electioneering period does not make me happy as their father. Enough of crisis, we do not want any crisis in Yorubaland,” he said.
“Where there is violence, progress and tranquillity will be deprived, but where there is peace, there is progress.
“I specifically warn all youths in Ekiti state to maintain peaceful coexistence before, during and after the election, as brighter future awaits them if they productively discover themselves.”
THEWILL recalls that security operatives on Wednesday dispersed supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the popular Fajuyi Park in Ado Ekiti while they were holding a rally ahead of the governorship election in the state.
Gunshots were reportedly fired into the air while the State governor, Ayodele Fayose, later accused policemen of beating and brutalising PDP supporters in the state.
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