The All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ekiti State Government yesterday disagreed over the controversial ratification of the three commissioner-nominees sent to the House by the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose.
While the APC said only seven PDP lawmakers sat in the chamber for the ratification, the state government insisted that 10 lawmakers from both the APC and PDP did the job.
The APC is therefore challenging Governor Fayose to mention the names of the 10 lawmakers and the constituencies they represent.
According to the statement signed by the APC image maker in the state, Mr Taiwo Olatubosun, in Ado Ekiti yesterday, only seven PDP members of the house sat and ratified the list of the commissioner-nominees.
However, the Special Assistant to the governor, Mr Lanre Ogunsuyi at a press briefing in Ado Ekiti yesterday insisted that 10 lawmakers ratified the list.
Ogunsuyi further denied the allegation raised by the APC that Mr Fayose was at the Assembly premises with some thugs,saying the governor had no reason to dabble into the affairs of another arm of government.
Fayose allegedly seals Speaker’s office
Governor Ayodele Fayose was yesterday said to have ordered sealing off of the office of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Wole Olujobi, said, “the governor had earlier employed threats and coercion, including freezing the accounts of the Assembly, cutting of electricity supply from the Speaker’s Lodge and stopping statutory votes for the Speaker’s upkeep and protocol to intimidate in his bid to take firm control of the House,” Olujobi explained.
He added that only yesterday, the governor announced the sack of the Speaker’s aides, including that of the Deputy Speaker and Majority Leader. It is believed that the Speaker’s vehicles have been demobilised because their keys have been taken to the office of the governor.
It’s a lie—Govt
In a response to the allegation, the Special Assistant to Governor Fayose on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka said; ‘’These people just keep lying from all sides of their mouths.
‘’Yesterday, they went to town with story that the Speaker was impeached and today, they are talking about sealing off of the speaker’s office. If we may ask, is it the office of the Speaker they claimed had been impeached yesterday that was sealed off today?
‘’The truth is that the office of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly is opened. It has not been sealed off by anyone.
‘’Our advise is that Dr Adewale Omirin should return to Ekiti with his less than 15 APC lawmakers because the 19 he is claiming are not totally with him. Five of them nominated one member each into the Local Government Caretaker Committee.
‘’Omirin and his co-travellers that are being remote-controlled from Lagos should know that they are members of Ekiti State House of Assembly.’’
While the APC said only seven PDP lawmakers sat in the chamber for the ratification, the state government insisted that 10 lawmakers from both the APC and PDP did the job.
The APC is therefore challenging Governor Fayose to mention the names of the 10 lawmakers and the constituencies they represent.
According to the statement signed by the APC image maker in the state, Mr Taiwo Olatubosun, in Ado Ekiti yesterday, only seven PDP members of the house sat and ratified the list of the commissioner-nominees.
However, the Special Assistant to the governor, Mr Lanre Ogunsuyi at a press briefing in Ado Ekiti yesterday insisted that 10 lawmakers ratified the list.
Ogunsuyi further denied the allegation raised by the APC that Mr Fayose was at the Assembly premises with some thugs,saying the governor had no reason to dabble into the affairs of another arm of government.
Fayose allegedly seals Speaker’s office
Governor Ayodele Fayose was yesterday said to have ordered sealing off of the office of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Wole Olujobi, said, “the governor had earlier employed threats and coercion, including freezing the accounts of the Assembly, cutting of electricity supply from the Speaker’s Lodge and stopping statutory votes for the Speaker’s upkeep and protocol to intimidate in his bid to take firm control of the House,” Olujobi explained.
He added that only yesterday, the governor announced the sack of the Speaker’s aides, including that of the Deputy Speaker and Majority Leader. It is believed that the Speaker’s vehicles have been demobilised because their keys have been taken to the office of the governor.
It’s a lie—Govt
In a response to the allegation, the Special Assistant to Governor Fayose on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka said; ‘’These people just keep lying from all sides of their mouths.
‘’Yesterday, they went to town with story that the Speaker was impeached and today, they are talking about sealing off of the speaker’s office. If we may ask, is it the office of the Speaker they claimed had been impeached yesterday that was sealed off today?
‘’The truth is that the office of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly is opened. It has not been sealed off by anyone.
‘’Our advise is that Dr Adewale Omirin should return to Ekiti with his less than 15 APC lawmakers because the 19 he is claiming are not totally with him. Five of them nominated one member each into the Local Government Caretaker Committee.
‘’Omirin and his co-travellers that are being remote-controlled from Lagos should know that they are members of Ekiti State House of Assembly.’’
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