Sunday Akinniyi: Ekiti's "Sleeping Honourable" dumps PDP for APC due to "internal crisis"

Member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly,
Sunday Akinniyi (Ikere Constituency 2)
(Twitter/@akinniyi_sunday)

The lawmaker said the conduct of the state governor has forced him to leave the party.

Former Chief Whip of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Sunday Akinniyi, (Ikere Constituency 2) has dumped the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives' Congress (APC), alleging that the PDP is in crisis.

Akinniyi disclosed his defection to the media on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, alleging that the "high-handedness and disrespect" of state governor, Ayodele Fayose, for party leaders forced him out of the party. He noted that the party is currently experiencing a mass defection of influential members due to the same reason.

The Ekiti House of Assembly suspended Akinniyi on June 13 for allegedly breeding terrorism within the chamber and neglecting to pay attention to his people. Akinniyi was sanctioned for a host of misconducts that also includes violence towards the mace, hostility towards other members of the House, and regular absenteeism. He was also accused of sleeping through legislative programs so frequently that he was nicknamed "The Sleeping Honourable".

By Samson Toromade.

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