Chairmanship: Ekiti ADC chieftains arraigned for fighting

Two chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Bamidele Ekundayo (73) and Ilesanmi Omolayo (45), have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate's Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly fighting over the position of state chairman of the party in Ekiti State. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants and others still at large had on or before October 2, 2026, unlawfully threatened violence in the community by fighting over the state chairmanship. The offense is punishable under Sections 181(1)(d), 69, and 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State. Chief Magistrate Mr. Abayomi Adeosun granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety each.

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