- Senate President Bukola Saraki and APC would today, Saturday, November 17, test their political strength in a bye-election
- INEC is conducting House of Representatives bye-election in Kwara state after the death of a lawmaker, Funke Adedoyin
- The by-election is the first election to be conducted in the state after Saraki's defection to PDP
There was tension in Kwara state on Friday, November 16, over the Oke-Ero, Isin, Ekiti and Irepodun House of Representatives by-election scheduled for today, Saturday, November 17.
Punch reports that the election is the first major poll that will be held in the state since the president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and his political godson, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (APC).
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Legit.ng gathered that the bye-election would held to fill the vacuum created by the death of late lawmaker, Funke Adedoyin.
In a statement by its state publicity secretary, Tunde Ashaolu, the PDP described attacks on its members as reprehensible, unwarranted and unjustifiable.
He said that a combined team of police and the Department of State Services invaded the residence of a PDP chieftain in Egosi community, Oke-Ero local government, Joseph Adeniyi, at about 2am on Friday, November 16.
Ashaolu said: “Chief Adeniyi narrowly escaped from the house but his son, who is a soldier was arrested and taken to unknown destination by the security officers.
“The security operatives also attacked the residences of some PDP stalwarts in Oke-Ero.”
However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement by its shairman in the state, Bashir Bolarinwa, said the attack on the party’s candidate in the election, Tunji Olawuyi, had exposed the PDP as a violent and desperate party.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that fear gripped people of Kwara south senatorial district in Kwara state where bye-election for Irepodun /Isin/Ekiti/Oke-Ero federal constituency would take place on Saturday, November 17.
It was reported that some security officers in police uniform have begun arresting leading politicians in the senatorial district.
It was also gathered that Lukman Idris, a ward chairman of the former deputy governor of the state, Chief Joel Ogundeji, was reportedly arrested Thursday, November 15, by the some security operatives.
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