BY GBENGA ARIYIBI

Ado Ekiti—PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State,  yesterday called on the state House of Assembly, ESHA, not to consider the outcome of the referendum conducted Saturday on the creation of new 18 Local Government Development Areas, LGDAs by the Ekiti State Independent National Electoral Commission, EKSIEC.

EKSIEC Saturday conducted a referendum in all the 137 wards where the new LGDAs are to be created.
The party, in a statement by the Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, in Ado-Ekiti, said the warning became necessary since PDP had gone to court through a suit instituted by its chairman,Mr Makanjuola Ogundipe challenging the legality of the planned creation of the new LGDAs by the Governor  Kayode Fayemi-led administration.

The party contended that “The proof of service on the Assembly is there and the Assembly leadership knows the right thing to do. Stay action on any matter in court until such is determined by the court. The legislators must know that as lawmakers, and must not act and behave as lawbreakers.

“We are aware of the pressure being mounted on them by the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, but they must act as men and women of honour and integrity and to also note that posterity will judge everybody. What the APC lost, that is the support of the people to win election, which was shown on June 21 when it was roundly defeated in the governorship poll, it craves to have through the back door that is not possible.

”They conducted an illegal referendum because they know quite well that Ekiti SIEC is not properly constituted and there is a case challenging that.”