Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State
Ekiti State House of Assembly lawmakers have alleged a plot by the Federal Government to assassinate Governor Ayodele Fayose, if effort to remove him from office fails.
The lawmakers at Tuesday, January 19, plenary claimed that they had uncovered a plot to use the report of an Army Board of Inquiry that investigated the conduct of soldiers in the June 21, 2014 governorship poll to oust Fayose from office.
The 26 legislators, led by Speaker Kola Oluwawole, who are all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being a dictator and attempting to silence the opposition.
They claimed that the alleged plot to unseat Fayose was to silence the voice of “the leader of opposition” and cause chaos in the state. The lawmakers said Ekiti people would resist any attempt to tamper with the mandate given to Fayose.
Legislators passed what they called “a double vote of confidence” in Fayose and declared their loyalty to him.
Members who took turns to condemn the alleged plot against Fayose included Deputy Speaker Segun Adewumi (Ekiti West 1); Ekundayo Akinleye (Ijero); Samuel Omotoso (Oye 1); Dele Fajemilehin (Gbonyin); Gboyega Aribisogan (Ikole 1); Sina Animasaun (Ekiti West 2); Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Ilejemeje); Sunday Akinniyi (Ikere 2) and Badejo Anifowose (Moba 2).
Oluwawole and Aribisogan claimed that the APC government at the centre would use assassination as the last resort if other options to remove Fayose fail.
Oluwawole said: “Nothing negative should happen to Fayose because they may resort to the use of other means, including assassination.
“Our human rights activists have suddenly gone under the table; it’s a bad signal to our democratic process.
Aribisogan said: “Fayose has become a thorn in their flesh and they want to use frivolous and unwarranted Military Panel report to muzzle him and any attempt to harass and embarrass him will be resisted.
“We have heard from the grapevine that if all other efforts fail, they will attempt to assassinate the governor.”