Hon. Akintoba Fatigun, the former council Chairman of Ekiti Local Government and an Aid to the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki has allegedly sieze control of Ekiti Local Government Screening committee in other to favour his anointed candidates for House of Assembly under Peoples Democratic Party.
Hon. Akintoba who was said to be using Hon. Ogunmola from his ward to perfect the political gimmicks in producing a candidate, Hon. Sayo Amos, Kwara State Commissioner of Environment, who was said to be unpopular among other contenders for Kwara State House of Assembly, Ekiti constituency.
The gimmicks, which was said to have generated lots of controversies; seven aspirants bought the interest and nomination forms for the Assembly seat, four from Osi district and three from Eruku district
The source, who spoke with The Informant247 correspondence under the condition of anonymity said: “The plan is misleading and may cause problems within Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti Local Government ahead of the 2019 elections”
He added that in other to maintain peace and unity in the party, the state leader of the party, Sen. Bukola Saraki has given a directive that only the popular and widely accepted candidate should be considered for every elective position, but Hon. Akintoba Fatigun is set to go against the directives so as to suit his political interest.
The source revealed: “Sayo Amos is the serving Commissioner of Environment from koro district, if the gimmicks worked out as planned, the two elective position in Ekiti LG will eventually come from the same district which may affects the party system in Ekiti local government”.
He analysed: “It will be recall that the current Ekiti LG Chairman, Comr. Yinka Ayeni Dallas is from the same district with Sayo Amos, that is Eruku district, and the district is having just 21 polling units against Osi district with 45 polling units. The misleading plans may affect PDP in Ekiti LG come 2019”.