BEVERLY HILLS, August 21, (THEWILL) – The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended Mr Femi Ayodele, the Chairman of Ikere Local Government over unauthorised publication of presidential campaign posters for Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
The suspension was through unanimous votes by the lawmakers during the Assembly’s sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.
The members voted following a motion by the the Majority Leader, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, which was supported by Mr Tajudeen Akingbolu, representing Ekiti West Constituency I. The two legislators urged the house to investigate the chairman’s alleged involvement in the unauthorised presidential campaign posters of the governor.
The Assembly also committed the matter to its House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for thorough investigation.
The speaker who hailed from the same council with Ayodele directed the ad-hoc committee to submit its report to the House within one week.
Contributing during debate, Mr Steven Aribasoye (Ikole Constituency 2) and his counterpart Mr Olajide Adegoke, (Efon) described Ayodele’s action as a crass embarrassment to Governor Fayemi.
The lawmakers, who called for necessary and appropriate action against Ayodele, noted that the ill-concieved action was flagrantly antithetical to the extant provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended.
Ayodele had sponsored campaign posters canvassing for Governor Fayemi to contest as a presidential candidate under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in 2023.
The assembly adjourned further legislative business until Monday, Aug. 24.
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