Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said the claims of treasonable comments against him by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ridiculous.
A statement released on Monday, January 25, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said the party’s claim was a shameless lie.
It said APC’s claim that the governor was arming 10 thugs in each local government was untrue.
The statement added: “APC is obviously calling for a coup d’etat against a democratically elected governor, whose tenure is fixed and mode of possible removal from office is stipulated in the Constitution of Nigeria.”
The statementý said the tone of APC’s statement on the governor’s alleged comment showed the state of mind of those running the party.
It said: “There is no point wrestling with pigs. For people with sound, discerning minds, they would, no doubt, wonder why somebody with a decent background and sound mind would refer to the governor of his state as needing psychiatric attention or not being able to survive in a law-abiding society?
“Politics apart, this is madness taken too far and beyond redemption.
“Governýr Fayose came and cleaned up the mess left by the APC government of Dr Kayode Fayemi and its hordes of blood suckers, who made Ekiti State to bleed to a point of coma. He has not only been alive to his duty as the indefatigable leader of the state, but has consistently put smiles on the faces of the people.”
The statement added: “…If the APC goons are piqued that Mr Governor is criticising the President, they can relocate to Abuja and denounce their indiqeneship of Ekiti State. They must know that Governor Fayose, like any other Nigerian, is exercising his constitutional rights of freedom of speech. He has not breached anybody’s rights by constructively commenting on national issues.
“It is obvious that having failed in their efforts to gain access to the Ekiti State government through the backdoor, they now desire a situation whereby the Government House will also be invaded by the Department of State Service (DSS), as it was done in Akwa Ibom State; but on this one, they will fail, as usual.
“Governor Fayose clearly expressed his mind in the interview they are trying to capitalise on by warning that any attempt to destabilise his government could lead to the downfall of the APC government, and he stands by what he said. The governor never said he was going to bring the government of President Muhammadu Buhari down…”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said Governor Ayo Fayose’s threat to bring down the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is “treasonable”.
The party urged security agencies not to underestimate Fayose, saying the governor made the latest threat because he got away with alleged impunity of the past.
In a statement yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, APC urged security agents to protect the integrity of the Constitution being challenged by Fayose’s alleged seditious remarks, which constitute a threat to the nation’s democracy.