{"id":39495,"date":"2021-03-21T18:30:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=39495"},"modified":"2021-03-21T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T17:03:23","slug":"ekiti-east-bye-election-ex-gov-oni-condemns-killings-suspends-political-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ekiti-east-bye-election-ex-gov-oni-condemns-killings-suspends-political-activities","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti East bye-election: Ex-Gov Oni condemns killings, suspends political activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Segun Oni, a former governor of Ekiti State, has joined others to condemn the violence and killings that characterised the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election in the State held on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Oni said he had suspended all political activities for seven days in solidarity with those who lost their lives in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor, in a message in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, described the development as a slap on the nation\u2019s democratic system.<\/p>\n<p>According to Oni, \u201cthe official inauguration of the Ijero Local Government Campaign House, which was already scheduled, is hereby suspended to honour the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the incident was disheartening and wondered why innocent souls could be taken away in an election conducted for less than 25,000 electorates.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-governor called for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the senseless violence and killing.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged the families of the victims of the electoral violence to embrace peace for normalcy to return to the communities.<\/p>\n<p>Oni stressed the need for members of the PDP to remain calm in the face of provocation, assuring that the party would achieve its desired victory in the bye-election and future elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that three people were killed and many others injured on Saturday when violence erupted during the election in Omuo-Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had also announced the suspension of the bye-election following the bloody attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the State, Dr Tella Adeniran, announced the suspension in Ekiti and also confirmed that three persons were shot dead during the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti had earlier condemned the killing and called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the act.<\/p>\n<p>The constituency seat became vacant following the death of its representative, Mr Adegbuyi Oluwajuwa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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