{"id":28979,"date":"2020-08-21T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=28979"},"modified":"2020-08-21T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:56:07","slug":"ekiti-assembly-suspends-council-boss-over-fayemis-campaign-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ekiti-assembly-suspends-council-boss-over-fayemis-campaign-posters","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti Assembly suspends council boss over Fayemi\u2019s campaign posters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday directed the Chairman, Ikere Local Government, Mr Femi Ayodele, to \u201cstep aside\u201d over alleged unauthorised viral campaign poster seeking support for Governor Kayode Fayemi\u2019s presidential ambition.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, said an investigation is ongoing into the act considered as \u201cdisregard for extant regulations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, which was unanimous, was passed at the Friday plenary sitting of the lawmakers presided over by the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye.<\/p>\n<p>Ayodele, in a viral campaign poster, had solicited support for Fayemi\u2019s presidential ambition in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But Fayemi had immediately disowned the campaign posters, saying he did not authorise it.<\/p>\n<p>The motion for the suspension and investigation of the alleged unauthorised campaign posters was moved by the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, and seconded by Mr Tajudeen Akingbolu.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was entitled, \u2018Calling for investigation into the alleged unsolicited and unauthorised campaign in the media in flagrant disregard to Extant Regulations by Chairman, Ikere Local Government Area, Mr Femi Ayodele\u2019.<\/p>\n<div data-owo-type=\"widget\" data-owo-code=\"9b0ba25c-5faa-433c-af72-a94897eb2780\" data-owo-mode=\"smart3\" data-already-used=\"true\" data-owo-token=\"9b0ba25c-5faa-433c-af72-a94897eb2780-1\">\n<div class=\"owo-main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"owo-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday directed the Chairman, Ikere Local Government, Mr Femi Ayodele, to \u201cstep aside\u201d over alleged unauthorised viral campaign poster seeking support for Governor Kayode Fayemi\u2019s presidential ambition. 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