Ekiti election: How INEC is frustrating me – Fayose’s deputy, Olusola

Kolapo Olusola, the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate in the just
concluded Ekiti governorship election, has decried the attitude of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, towards his pending
election petition.

Olusola, who is the current deputy governor of the state lamented that
INEC was frustrating his efforts to duly file a petition at the
election petitions tribunal.

The PDP candidate came second in the keenly contested election which
saw Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, emerging
winner of the poll.

However, Olusola in a statement alleged that his applications to INEC
for the certified true copies of election documents and a motion ex
parte made to the tribunal were rebuffed despite having fulfilled
necessary steps.

He claimed that the delay from INEC and the tribunal were plans to
allow time to run against him in instituting the legal action within
21 days.

According to Olusola, "We applied for certified true copies of
election documents to assist in the preparation and presentation of my
petition.

"The application was filed on July 16 to the Ekiti State Resident
Electoral Commissioner, Prof Abdulganiyu Raji, and upon approval of
the application, we made payment on July 20. Till now, no document has
been made available to us by INEC.

"We equally made an application for certified true copies of the
document to the INEC Chairman, Abuja, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, on July
17, and upon approval, payment was made on July 18.

"I, therefore, make a passionate appeal to INEC not to frustrate me
further as the damage it has done to me is enough.

"The action of INEC is showing that they are out to frustrate me so
that time will completely run out against me in line with the
expectation of their taskmasters."