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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Monday, August 09 2004   news   editorial/opinion   policy & politics   focus/record   business   metro   sports   homes/properties   moneywatch   media   capital market   arts     Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Olowoporoku denies allegation of anti-party activities From Ifedayo Sayo, Ado-Ekiti CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Dr. Bode Olowoporoku, has said that those planning to recall him from the Senate should not be taken seriously. Addressing reporters at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, Olowoporoku said: "It is not an easy task to recall a senator", stressing that his supporters should not lose their sleep over the mission. Quoting the constitution, he explained that for his detractors to have their way, they need two-thirds of registered voters, adding that there has never been any election where half of the registered voters ever participated. Putting the number of registered voters in his constituency, Ekiti South Senatorial District at 250,000, Olowoporoku said he would not be surprised if they get 70,000 people to sign for his recall from the Senate. Stressing that he was very popular among the people, the senator accused the state Governor Ayo Fayose of being the brain behind the plan to recall him. Fayose had last week, hinted of the plan to recall the senator, saying though the decision is yet to be taken, there is the possibility of his being recalled. Olowoporoku denied the allegation that he was into anti-party activities, saying he would never see his criticisms of some acts of the governor as anti-party activities. According to him, the allegation that he gave evidence against the party at an election petition tribunal was unfounded, pointing out that he was subpoenaed by the tribunal and was bound to tell the truth. He said all he told the tribunal was that he saw Fayose during the last local council election in Ilawe-Ekiti leading mobile policemen to rig elections and that he could not stand and watch the emblem of democracy which is the ballot box, being destroyed by enemies of democracy. Olowoporoku said he did not know when giving truthful evidence in the court amounted to anti-party activities.` � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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