EKITI APC LAW MAKERS SET TO IMPEACH FAYOSE

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has been served with impeachment notice by the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, for alleged gross misconduct.

It would be recalled the lawmakers who had left the state since last year November after the impeachment of the Speaker, Adewale Omirin, staged a come back on Wednesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced Buhari as president-elect of the country.

The notice entittled, 'Re: Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct,' has  eight impeachable allegations.

They include: "Invasion of the House of Assembly with thugs and micreants, instigating unconstitutional take over of the House by seven legislators to sit in contravention of Section 96(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, prevention of the nineteen APC legislative members from performing legislative duties with the use of security agents and armed thugs and sponsoring an unlawful impeachment process in the house."

Others are, "Spending Ekiti State funds without the requisite constitutional approval in contravention of the constitution, running the government of Ekiti State without legally constituted Executive Council in contravention of Section 192(2) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 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."

Governor Fayose has been given seven days to respond to the allegations.

Responding, Fayose described the lawmakers as jesters. 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 Ekiti people.

"The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly is Hon 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.

"Since last year November, these so-called lawmakers abdicated their duties and ran to Lagos only for them to resurface on Wednesday, but they hurriedly ran away again.

"Now they are posting notice of impeachment signed on March 9, 2015 and Ekiti people are asking; was the motion for impeachment moved and adopted in Lagos or Osun State House of Assembly?

"Is impeachment of a governor done along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway inside a moving bus?

"Rather than going about advertising their ignorance and crudity, the APC lawmakers should wait for the court to adjudicate on the case they filed because even the President-Elect, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) will respect the rule of law when he assumes office."

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