Fayose will soon be impeached~APC lawmakers

The All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of
Assembly which is 19 have begun moves that may lead to impeachment
proceedings against Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The embattled Speaker, Dr Adewale Omirin, has forwarded a notice of
gross misconduct to the governor, which sources within the APC said
was served on him during the week.
A copy of the notice was also sent to his deputy, Dr. Olusola Eleka.
But Fayose has advised the APC lawmakers to stop acting like
"jesters", describing the purported impeachment notice as the "joke of
the century."
According to him, the script being acted by the APC is a failed one
because no one, no matter how highly placed, will be allowed to test
the will of the Ekiti people.
This is as the factional Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Dele Olugbemi,
dismissed the purported notice of impeachment and accused Omirin of
forgery, impersonation and attempt to cause breach of public peace.
In the letter by the 19 lawmakers titled, "Re: Notice of Allegations
of Gross Misconduct," sent to Fayose, the APC lawmakers listed eight
impeachable offences against the governor. These offences bordered on
impunity, brigandage, stalking and other constitutional breaches.
These included alleged invasion of the House of Assembly with thugs
and miscreants, instigating an unconstitutional takeover of the House
by seven legislators to sit in contravention of Section 96(2) of the
1999 Constitution, and prevention of the 19 APC legislators from
performing their duties with the use of security agents and armed
thugs.
Other allegations listed in the notice are: sponsoring an unlawful
impeachment process in the house, spending Ekiti State funds without
the requisite constitutional approval in contravention of the
constitution and running the government without legally constituted
Executive Council in contravention of Section 192(2) of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
They also accused the governor of operating an illegal 2014 budget as
well as sponsoring and instigating illegal sitting of the House in
contravention of Section 96(1) of the Constitution.
It could, however, not be confirmed when and how the notice was served
on the governor.
When contacted by our correspondent on Saturday, Omirin was silent on
how the notice was served on the governor.
"I don't want to talk about it now. But he (the governor) has been
served," he said.
Asked how he was served, Omirin replied, "Just know we have served
him. That is the most important thing."
Fayose was given seven days to respond to the allegations.
Reacting to the allegations, the governor in a statement issued on
Saturday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, said Omirin had since ceased to be the Speaker,
so cannot commence any impeachment moves against him.
"The script being acted by the APC is a failed one because no one, no
matter how highly placed will be allowed to test the will of Ekiti
people.
"The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly is Dele Olugbemi and
not Dr. Adewale Omirin.
"Omirin is already in court, challenging his impeachment and common
sense dictates that when you are challenging an action already taken
in court, you have accepted the consequences of such action pending
the determination of the suit you filed."
Speaking on the development, the Acting state Publicity Secretary of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Joseph Adaraniwon, said the
lawmakers should not be taken seriously because they had for long
abandoned their responsibility.
He also advised them not to get carried away by the victory of the APC
candidate in the Presidential election, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.)
But the State Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, said it would be
wrong to ascribe the move to the emergence of Buhari because the
lawmakers were elected representatives of the people.
"They have their constitutional roles to play. Their term has yet to
come to an end, so it will be politically mischievous and morally
indecent to say it is because of Buhari's emergence."
In petitions to the State Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, and
Director of the Department of State Service, Samuel Tamuno, the
factional leader, Olugbemi, asked them to prosecute Omirin, for
forgery, impersonation and attempt to cause breach of public peace.
Olugbemi described the notice of impeachment as a ploy by the APC to
distract the state government.
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