Ekiti gov: PDP disqualifies Olowoporoku, two others

The Peoples Democratic Party Screening Committee on the 2014 Ekiti Governorship Election has disqualified three aspirants from taking part in the play's governorship primaries.Those disqualified by the committee, which is headed by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, are  Bosede Dada and Peter Obafemi.

Olowoporoku was disqualified on the basis that he did not produce tax clearance and that there was no evidence of court judgment overturning on his previous expulsion from the party.

Dada was also accused of not having evidence of payment of membership dues , no West African School Certificate and no production of tax clearance certificate.

In the case of Obafemi, he was said to be unable to produce his National Youth Service discharge certificate.

With the disqualification of the three aspirants, the coast is now clear for the remaining 13 aspirants to take part in the March 15 governorship primaries of the party in the state.