Creation of additional local councils in Ekiti is illegal – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has criticised the State House of Assembly for passing the bill for creation of 19 additional local government areas in the state.
The Assembly on Wednesday approved the creation of 19 additional councils following the adoption of the report of the adhoc committee set up to work on the bill seeking the creation of the new councils.
The local government areas will still be referred to as Local Council Development Areas pending the final passage by the National Assembly.
In a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday by its State Publicity Secretary, Kola Oluwawole, PDP said the action of the Assembly was illegal because there is a suit seeking to stop the creation.
It also wondered why the Assembly increased the number of the proposed councils from 18 to 19, which the referendum approved.
He said: “We are still in court challenging the legality of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission and the body went ahead to organise an illegal referendum.
“The Assembly added more illegality to an illegal act by increasing the number of the councils. We are restating the fact that both the State Independent Electoral Commission and Assembly are into illegal acts.
“You cannot build something on nothing and we are law abiding party and are calling on the people of the state to take note of what the outgoing government of the All Progressives Congress is doing”, Oluwawole added.

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