Stop harassing Fayose, Ekiti government - PDP elders tell FG
Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:22:am Politics
2K By sosa hills
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately de-freeze the bank account of the state Governor, Ayo Fayose, describing the action of the commission as ultra vires.
The House also summoned the former Ekiti State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Kolawole, to appear before it in order to clarify some issues he raised during his recent media briefing on the African Independent Television (AIT).
Kolawole had, during the interview, declared that Fayose was incapable of governing the state because he was unable to pay workers' salaries.
It maintained that Fayose's account could not be frozen without a court order and since a sitting governor cannot be listed in a case before a court of law on account of his immunity, the action was null and void.
The assembly also passed a vote of confidence on the governor for the fourth time in less than two years.
The Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole, and Leader of Business, Hon Tunji Akinyele, at plenary, recalled how the election of Gov Fayose on June 21, 2014 was acclaimed as free fair, credible and a model for the then coming presidential election in the country.
He said that it was a sad commentary on the nation's democracy that after having severally tried unsuccessfully to discredit the election, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had resorted to arm-twisting to embarrass and cause discomfort for the Fayose-led government in the state.
Other resolutions of the House include that the EFCC should investigate all allegations of financial mismanagement made against former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, without further delay.
The House also summoned the former Ekiti State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Kolawole, to appear before it in order to clarify some issues he raised during his recent media briefing on the African Independent Television (AIT).
Kolawole had, during the interview, declared that Fayose was incapable of governing the state because he was unable to pay workers' salaries.
It maintained that Fayose's account could not be frozen without a court order and since a sitting governor cannot be listed in a case before a court of law on account of his immunity, the action was null and void.
The assembly also passed a vote of confidence on the governor for the fourth time in less than two years.
The Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole, and Leader of Business, Hon Tunji Akinyele, at plenary, recalled how the election of Gov Fayose on June 21, 2014 was acclaimed as free fair, credible and a model for the then coming presidential election in the country.
He said that it was a sad commentary on the nation's democracy that after having severally tried unsuccessfully to discredit the election, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had resorted to arm-twisting to embarrass and cause discomfort for the Fayose-led government in the state.
Other resolutions of the House include that the EFCC should investigate all allegations of financial mismanagement made against former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, without further delay.
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