The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Monday pledged to defend Governor Ayodele Fayose with the last drop of their blood, to prevent his impeachment by the 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
At a press conference in Ado Ekiti the factional Speaker of the assembly Hon Dele Olugbemi, accused some leaders of the APC in the South-west of sponsoring the impeachment plot, saying he was invited to two meetings to be part of the conspiracy.
At a press conference in Ado Ekiti the factional Speaker of the assembly Hon Dele Olugbemi, accused some leaders of the APC in the South-west of sponsoring the impeachment plot, saying he was invited to two meetings to be part of the conspiracy.
Meanwhile, there was uneasy calm in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital yesterday as news spread round the city that the Supreme Court would today deliver judgment in the disputed June 21, 2014 gubernatorial election in the state.
Olugbemi, who was flanked by other PDP lawmakers, refused to mention the APC leaders allegedly involved in the impeachment plot against Fayose, but said the meetings he held with the leaders took place in Osogbo and somewhere in Lagos.
The factional Speaker alleged that the deal the APC leaders wanted to broker with him was how he could relinquish his speakership for the speaker of the APC caucus, Hon Adewale Omirin to take over, so that Fayose could be emasculated and become an easy prey.
“Just recently, I was invited to Osun and Lagos States at midnight. They thought I could be easily bribed and be co-opted into unholy alliance to remove Fayose. I want to tell you that the impeachment is real because I am involved in the plan and I know those that are involved.
“I can’t imagine myself being part of the plot to remove a man that was overwhelmingly voted for by the people. The reason for my involvement brought about the tentative withdrawal of the suit filed by APC lawmakers against me, challenging Omirin’s removal from court.
“But I want to say that I will mention names if they go ahead with the plan. We want to also say that we the defendants in the suits want the continuation of the suits, we don’t want withdrawal because due process would have to be followed in a constitutional matter like this.
“I want to say again that we are solidly behind Fayose. We are also ready to defend the mandate freely given to him by the people of the state, even if it will cost us our lives,” Olugbemi said.
Olugbemi pointed out that Omirin started displaying enmity against Fayose right from the day of the latter’s inauguration, and alleged that the rival Speaker stayed away from the ceremony due to political acrimony.
“This time calls for sober reflection. Why is impeachment always coming up each time Fayose is in government? Those outside Ekiti cannot determine our fate for us and I will never be part of conspiracy that will make Ekiti to hate me forever because Fayose is a man of the people.”
Referring to the suit numbers FHC/ABJ/CS/ 885/2014 and FHC/L/CS/ 1823/2014 filed by Omirin in opposition to his speakership, Olugbemi contended that the import of the action was that Omirin had conceded that he is no longer the Speaker of the assembly.
“We have had enough political instability in Ekiti State and this time around, those who caused Ekiti State imbroglio in 2006 will not be allowed to destabilise the state just because their party has been
voted out of power.
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