A former lawmaker in the second republic in Kwara State, Chief Wole Oke has recommended the registration of only three political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in future elections in the country.
According to him, the three political parties would be the parties to be recognized by the commission for national elections while other political parties would be restricted to their local council areas as practised in some other countries of the world.
Chief Wole Oke who is the leader of the defunct Kwara State House of Assembly during the second republic made these suggestions in Ilorin the state capital while answering questions on Playing Host, a Radio Kwara personality interview programme.
The former lawmaker said under such arrangement, political parties that wish to contest at the local government levels would float their parties, lamenting that the present situation in the country had the logo of 91 political parties on the ballot papers was unwieldy.
According to him, even literates found it difficult to identify the logo of the political parties to vote talk less of the illiterates and elderly electorates.
The former lawmaker expressed hope that the incoming 9th assembly in Kwara State would partner with the executive in the interest of the electorate particularly in terms of early passage of budget and relevant bills.
He urged all elected politicians to carry the electorate along and urged the governor-elect, Alhaji AbdurRahman AbdulRazaq to humble himself by appointing people with unquestionable integrity into political positions.
