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Ekiti Rerun Update 14: Women Heroines Of Democracy

Apr 30th, 2009 | By admin | Category: NEWS

Heroines of DemocracyHistory is repeating itself in Ekiti, Nigeria, as women of exceptional courage and conviction have trooped out unto the streets, after the order of Rosa Parks who triggered the civil disobedience movement in the American Civil rights history.

The dramatic turn was led by a group of women clad in white attires protesting all over Ado-Ekiti, half-dressed. The protests was tagged a “Peace Rally For Democracy in Nigeria”, the protesters gathered under the aegis of Ekiti Women for Peace and Development.

One of them was quoted as saying: “…if they call this (referring to their nudity) obscene, tell me what is more obscene than the brazen daylight electoral robbery backed by the Presidency?”

The first disobedience was ignited by Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, who said her conscience disobeys evil manipulation of election results.

The disobedience revolution gathered steam yesterday as Ekiti women stood up to be counted and numbered among the heroines of democracy in Nigeria, starting from the ‘Fountain of Knowledge state – Ekiti.

‘Every generation out of relative obscurity would discover its own mission – Fulfill or Betray it!’ That was what that African revolutionary, Frantz Fanon said over 5 decades ago. Ekiti women defied police batons, bullets and tear-gas to exercise their freedom to uphold the truth of electoral victory of Dr. Fayode Fayemi of the Action Congress, AC, in Saturday, 25th April Rerun  Election.

The women protesters were led by a former Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state, Chief Ronke Okusanya, while the deputy governorship candidate of the Action Congress, Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka and wife of the governorship candidate, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, joined the procession.

More than 300 women, comprising the young and the elderly, took part in the protest over the delay in announcing the governorship candidate of the AC, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as the winner of the governorship election.

As early as 8am, the protesters had begun to mass at the popular Fajuyi Park in their tens from parts of the state, which grew into a crowd by 10am when the protest march began.

While more than 20 elderly women among the group, whose ages ranged between 60 and 80 years went half-dressed, the youths protested with their clothes on.

The procession moved from Fajuyi to Oke-Iyinmi roundabout and later to the AC secretariat in Ajilosun, with the police following them to prevent the rally from being hijacked.

The protesters, who sang anti-Peoples Democratic Party’s songs and chorused “Eeye o” waved white handkerchiefs to onlookers who cheered them on.

Some of the placards hoisted by the women read, “VP Jonathan, stop your imposition on Ekiti rerun; Prof. Iwu, fear God; Fayemi won the election, INEC no magomago; Iwu be warned; Ayoka Adebayo, heroine of democracy.”

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  1. A nucha Smart April 30th, 2009 11:17 am :

    I think INEC knows what they are doing by not releasing the results immediately.
    All the same, entire country election did not last this long before it was released. I pray INEC should not use this delay tactics to do nonsense as any attempt will generate chaos on the country at large.

    AM OF THE OPPINION THAT INEC SHOULD RELEASE THE RESULT AT HAND.

  2. ojo akinyemi April 30th, 2009 11:45 am :

    i pray this will not lead to tribal war history will stand against any person or union or institution that want to push Nigeria backward .GOD bless us all

  3. Nnamdi Agha April 30th, 2009 12:37 pm :

    It is a pity that things have turned out this way in Ekiti. I pity inec and their commissioners. What further hope is left for Nigerians?

    Nigerian ruling elite has failed the electorate. I hope the situation in Ekiti does not degenerate further.

    I WEEP FOR NIGERIA, MY COUNTRY.

  4. David Madrid April 30th, 2009 12:49 pm :

    I still think all this are game plan,this woman might still come and declare PDP the winner after meeting with Inec and saying she is still incharge,lets watch and see

  5. Fej April 30th, 2009 12:56 pm :

    Old women walking half nude on the streets in protest of electoral fruad !!!!!!! Is this not a curse on those who are carrying out these electoral fruad? Someone should please correct me if i am wrong. If it is, then PDP should be ready to burn in hell for women as old as their mothers to do this, what hope can they actully bring to Nigeria?

  6. Moses Chukwu April 30th, 2009 2:20 pm :

    really am very pleased with Ekiti people this have show that people of Ekiti cannot be bought by money or moved by it like any other state i hear the so called VP saying they did it in Adamawa Bayasa etc and they have come to do it in a Ekiti.
    infact Ekiti people pls keep it up the reasionable nigerians are solidily behind u

  7. Moses Chukwu April 30th, 2009 2:32 pm :

    really am very pleased with Ekiti people this have show that people of Ekiti cannot be bought by money or moved by it like any other state i hear the so called VP saying they did it in Adamawa Bayasa etc and they have come to do it in a Ekiti. HA HA HA HA MR COME AND DO
    infact Ekiti people pls keep it up the reasionable nigerians are solidily behind u

  8. Olufemi Longe April 30th, 2009 3:24 pm :

    As these women protested in nudity so shall God expose every hidden secret of iwu or ewu et.al You cant escape this

  9. Lekan Sowunmi May 1st, 2009 8:57 pm :

    It too late to tamper with the result now, i think Inec should announce the result now and PDP should accept the defeat,because anything contrary to what the people of Ekiti want, will lead to disaster and war in Ekiti State.

  10. Nnamdi Agha May 2nd, 2009 2:20 am :

    The nation has been held to ransom by the ruling party’s quest to win all elections. What good has their rulership done to Nigeria?

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