Popular human rights, Femi Falana (SAN) has commended the National Broadcasting Corporation for shutting down the Ekiti State Broadcasting Corporation on Saturday.
The NBC shut down the station after outgoing Governor, Ayodele Fayose declared his deputy and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka, the winner of the election on the station.
Falana said Fayose would have succeeded in causing chaos and instigating violence if the NBC had not been proactive in shutting down the station.
He stated that the governor’s action violated the broadcasting code.
Also, the respected lawyer appealed to the governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to end inducement, thuggery and impunity which Ekiti has been associated with in recent times.
Falana, an indigene of Ekiti State, told The Punch, “The NBC deserves commendation for closing down the Ekiti State television and radio stations where false results were announced by Governor Ayo Fayose.
“But for the closure, the state would have been engulfed in the violence of unimaginable proportion.
“No doubt, the financial inducement has substantially eroded the credibility of the election.
“The governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, owes the Ekiti people a duty to end inducement, thuggery and impunity with which Ekiti State has been associated in recent times.
“In particular, the electorate should be enlightened to distance themselves from electoral fraud and allied offences.
“The open purchase of votes displayed during the governorship elections in Edo , Anambra and Ondo states was repeated in Ekiti State on Saturday.
“I will like to call on INEC to put an end to the inducement of voters during the forthcoming Osun State governorship election.”