Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose
Drama is playing out in Ekiti State as about 11 lawmakers loyal to
Governor Ayodele Fayose have escaped to safety after armed policemen
invaded the state to arrest them.
The lawmakers said they can no longer sleep in their homes due to
alleged persistent threats and intimidation by some policemen sent from
police headquarters in Abuja.
According to Vanguard, they have temporarily fled the state
apparently for fear of being arrested for some unfounded allegations by
the policemen who they claimed were led by one CSP Mohammed Abubakar.
Deputy Speaker, Mr. Segun Adewunmi had earlier said that they would
withstand anybody who tried to prevent them from doing their
legislative duties, however, said that lawmakers had left the state.
Adewunmi said, “We assembled here and decided to leave Ekiti.
As at now, the governor cannot find any member of the House of Assembly.
As we are here talking, others are out of the state”.
The lawmakers who spoke with newsmen at the NUJ press centre,
Iyaganku, Ibadan alleged there was a clandestine move by the All
Progressives Congress led government to truncate democracy in the
state.
“No amount of intimidation, arrest, detention, harassment and
monetary inducement will make us dance to the tune of those whose only
interest is to truncate the Fayose-led government and return to power
through the backdoor.
"We have come here to alert the public about the new
clandestine plot of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal
government to cripple the government of Ekiti State.
"Yesterday, some policemen led by one CSP Mohammed Abubakar of
the Force CID, Abuja, were brought to Ekiti State by the expelled former
State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr TKO Aluko and
the Ekiti State APC Chairman, Jide Awe” he said.
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