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I Won’t Play Politics With Ekiti East Bye-Election Killing, Fayemi Vows

  • Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has vowed not to politicise the mayhem and killing that disrupted the bye-election in Ekiti East State Constituency 1 on Saturday.
  • Fayemi prayed against the reoccurrence of the gory incident in the state, saying his government would not tolerate violence and other manifestations of brigandage capable of stoking ember of hatred.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has vowed not to politicise the mayhem and killing that disrupted the bye-election in Ekiti East State Constituency 1 on Saturday.

Governor Fayemi made the vow on Sunday while speaking during a condolence visit to Omuo-Ekiti, the headquarters of Ekiti East Council Area where the violence broke out leading to the suspension of the exercise.

The governor was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police Tunde Mobayo and other leadership of security agencies in the state.

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Speaking at the Palace of Olomuo, Oba Noah Omonigbeyin, Fayemi prayed against the reoccurrence of the gory incident in the state, saying his government would not tolerate violence and other manifestations of brigandage capable of stoking ember of hatred.

The governor added that the suspects arrested in connection with the killings during the bye-election would be dealt with to serve as deterrence to other political thugs.

It would be recalled that the mayhem in Ekiti on Saturday left three dead and several injured.

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