Ekiti poll: INEC is frustrating me – Olusola

Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the just concluded Ekiti governorship election, Prof Kolapo Olusola, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) frustrating his efforts to duly file a petition at the election petitions tribunal.
The Deputy Governor, who lost to the APC candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi , decried the attitude of the INEC noting that the electoral has yet to avail him the certified true copies of election documents to enable take necessary legal action on the result.
Also, he complaint that a motion ex parte made to the tribunal was rebuffed despite having fulfilled necessary steps.
He accused the INEC of deliberately delaying the release of the needed documents as well as the rebuff by the tribunal were plans to allow time to run against him in instituting the legal action within 21 days as required by law.
“We applied for certified true copies of election documents to assist in the preparation and presentation of my petition.
“The application was filed on July 16 to the Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Abdulganiyu Raji, and upon approval of the application, we made payment on July 20. Till now, no document has been made available to us by INEC.
“We equally made an application for certified true copies of the document to the INEC Chairman, Abuja, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, on July 17, and upon approval, payment was made on July 18.
“I, therefore, make a passionate appeal to INEC not to frustrate me further as the damage it has done to me is enough.
“The action of INEC is showing that they are out to frustrate me so that time will completely run out against me in line with the expectation of their taskmasters”, he said.