The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara
State capital elected new officials to be in charge of its activities
for the next 12 months.
After the election which was conducted in the premises of the
headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Ilorin, Prince Adebayo Akadi of the ADC who polled 42 votes emerged
the winner.
He defeated Alhaji Kangi Abubakar of the PDM who scored one vote. The
result sheet for the exercise signed by the IPAC team leader from IPAC
National Headquarters who doubles as the National Chairman of Allied
Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Alhaji Ganiyu Oseni Galadima was
made to Pilot Politics.
INEC officials and security agencies including the Police, Civil
Defense and DSS amongst others witnessed the exercise that had 44
political parties participated out of the 57 accredited for the
exercise.
Other executives that also emerged include Sunday Ajileye (RBMP) as
Deputy Chairman 1 to defeat Prince Femi Adeleke (PPA), Alhaji Akeju
Babatunde (ACPN) as Deputy Chairman 2 against Elder Samuel Abolude
Oladele (PPC), Mrs Oyinola Phebean Ayo (JNPP) who was elected
Secretary against Hon Omolosho Bamidele (GPN).
Others are Princess Inawole Eyitayo Samuel (PT) who emerged Treasurer
to defeat Comrade Ibrahim Mobolaji Yahaya (APA), Ashaolu Agboola
Joseph (MAJA) was elected Deputy Secretary and defeated Engr Garba
Abdulrahman (GDPN) and Oladele Oluseun Sunday (UDP), Pastor Oguntola
Ezekiel (FJP) was unopposed for the post of Financial Secretary, Chief
Jaiyola Omotosho (PNC) emerged Publicity Secretary against Hon Dave
Abu Ifabiyi (UPP) while Abdulrazaq Olanrewaju (APDA) defeated Alhaji
Billiaminu Alum (AD). The rest are Yunusa Idris (FDP) as Legal Adviser
against Princess Popoola Bala (YPP), Natala AbdulRasheed Alaran (UP)
as Organising and Welfare Secretary who defeated Ajisafe Adeshina
(ADP), Mohammed Jamiu Galadima (ANP) won the post of Youth Policy
Adviser against Hon Garba Adebayo Tajudden (AGA) and Adegbite Samuel
Taiwo (SNP) who defeated Oshin Bayo David (WTPN) for the position of
Audit Control Officer.
Earlier in his remarks the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner,
Mallam Garuba Attahiru Madami who spoke through the Administrative
Secretary, Syrinus Friday Patrick advised that elections for the new
IPAC executive should be devoid of rancour.
In his remarks, the immediate past chairman of IPAC, Onagun noted that
the council collaborated with INEC in disseminating adequate
information for peaceful, credible and acceptable election in the
state and appealed to the members of IPAC in the state to rally round
the new executive for the vision of the new council to be achieved.
The new executives were later sworn-in shortly after the exercise by
an INEC legal officer.
Meanwhile, over 23 parties stage a walkout during the election
describing it as biased and one staged to fit the agenda of the
commission.
The political parties had alleged that IPAC and INEC connived “to
present fake names and imposters as party leadership in the state”.
Chairman of Action Democratic Party in Kwara, Adesina Lukman Ajisafe,
who spoke on behalf of the aggrieved political parties, said INEC had
been compromised.
He also said that INEC had bought over some political parties using
the divide and rule policy to achieve its agenda in the state.
He added that the parties decided to hold parallel IPAC election
because they could not trust Galadima and INEC to conduct a credible
election in Kwara State.
He said, “We discovered so many discrepancies from INEC in Kwara State
and IPAC sent from the national level.
“There were so many daylight robberies, we say enough is enough and we
have decided to take the bull by the horn.
“INEC has not been able to give us the desired performance. We have
been requesting for the list of the registered political parties in
Kwara State from INEC but they did not give us.
“To our dismay, we discovered that after collecting the list from
INEC, at the venue of election, another list emerged where names of
people who are known political parties in the state have been changed
and removed.
“While some of our names were missing, in another instance, some had
the right names but other information were forged.”
The political parties chairmen claimed they conducted parallel
election and urged INEC to summon the leadership of the electoral
umpire in the state to make public the official list of all registered
parties in the state.
But the Head of IPAC and chairman of the Electoral Committee, Ganiyu
Galadima denied that allegation adding that the conduct of the
election meet the standard and criteria demanded by IPAC and INEC.
