Nigeria, April 16 -- The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are sharply divided over Governor Biodun Oyebanji's appointment of 110 new aides and the state's alleged over-bloated cabinet.

The opposition party specifically frowned at the governor's new appointments despite the state's meager resources.

Recall that Mr Oyebanji recently appointed over 110 Special Assistants (SAs), Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Technical Advisors (TAs). But the PDP described the exercise as an alleged attempt to siphon the state treasury for the governor's second term ambition.

In a statement by the PDP publicity secretary in the state, Raphael Adeyanju, he said that the Ekiti Stat...