By Our Reporter
The executive leadership of frontline umbrella bodies of Yoruba indigenes in Kano have disassociated themselves from the elections of the exco of Yoruba Community Kano , YCK held last Saturday.
The states who strongly expressed their disassociation from the elections held at YCK House along Sanusi street, Sabon Gari, includes Lagos, Oyo, Ekitii and Osun.
The states in a statement that went viral on social media handles, Saturday night argued that the conduct of the YCK elections failed to comply with the provisions of the laws that regulates the functions of the body
Further stating that the community comprises of eight states, the conduct of YCK elections by a small number of states they described as minority Yoruba states in the absence of other states falls short of YCK constitutional requirements.
The dissenting states alleged that the purported exco elections is a product of illegality and would not be allowed to stand saying “ Kangaroo Election.”
The statement said “THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY DRAWN TO THE KANGAROO ELECTION HELD TODAY BY SOME MINORITY MEMBERS OF YORUBA COMMUNITY KANO.
YORUBA COMMUNITY KANO MEMBERS COMPRISES OF EIGHT(8) SPEAKING YORUBA LANGUAGE STATES : OYO, OSUN, LAGOS, EKITI, OGUN,ONDO, KWARA AND KOGI STATE.
“WE THE MAJORITY OF SOUTH WEST STATESS COMPRISING OYO, OSUN, LAGOS & EKITI STATES DISASSOCIATE OUR SELVES FROM THE KANGAROO AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION HELD TODAY.
“WE THEREFORE CALL ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO DISREGARD THE PRODUCT CALLED EXECUTIVES AS PROCLAIMED BY THE ELECTION. AS SUCH WE DECLARE THE ELECTION NULL & VOID BECAUSE ITS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF YORUBA COMMUNITY CONSTITUTION GUIDELINES FOR A FREE, FAIR DEMOCRATIIONS ELECTION.
SIGNED:
Signed:
ALH BASHIR YAKUBU,
PRESIDENT ,
OYO STATE INDIGENES ASSOCIATION KANO.
08131594349
ALH. JIMOH ODELEYE,
PRESIDENT ,
OSUN STATE INDIGENES ASSOCIATION KANO.
08038948948
ELD. ADEWALE JAMES ADEYEMI,
PRESIDENT ,
EKITI STATE INDIGENES ASSOCIATION KANO.
+2348056383685
ALH. MOHD IDRIS ONIKOYI ,
PRESIDENT ,
LAGOS STATE INDIGENES ASSOCIATION KANO
08132716431
