The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II says he is unhappy about the happenings in Ekiti as the state prepares for the July 14 governorship elections.

The monarch said this while hosting the British High-Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright at his palace in Ile-Ife in Osun State. He also called for an end to crisis and violence.

He urged youths not to allow themselves to be used as agents of electoral violence and criminality. He said the youths should rather aim to lead in the political capacity such as governorship or presidency in the nearest future.

The British envoy, Paul Arkwright who is also the United Kingdom Chief Observer to Nigeria on the Ekiti gubernatorial election joined voices with the Ooni and called for free, fair, credible and peaceful election in Ekiti State on Saturday.

He said the purpose of his coming is based on observing the conduct of Ekiti gubernatorial election which precedes 2019 Presidential by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The British High Commissioner also called for calm urging residents to shun electoral violence. He added that crisis cannot add any value to the growth and development of the state.

Security operatives on Wednesday dispersed supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the popular Fajuyi Park in Ado Ekiti while they were holding a rally ahead of the governorship election in the state.

Gunshots were reportedly fired into the air.

The State governor, Ayodele Fayose later accused policemen of beating and brutalising PDP supporters in the state.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Habila Joshak in reaction said the police could not have denied Governor Fayose being elected by the people access in the government office.

He explained that the police only carried out their duty of preventing law and order in the area.