The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly,
Adewale Omirin has dared state governor, Ayo
Fayose to arrest him and the other 19 lawmakers of
the All Progressives Congress.
Omirin was reacting to a recent directive by Fayose
urging the Ministry of Justice to write a memo
authorising the Commissioner of Police to arrest
the 19 APC lawmakers that sat in a plenary last
Thursday in Ado Ekiti.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media,
Wole Olujobi, the Speaker said APC lawmakers
acted within the law to conduct its sitting in a public
building in the state capital.
Omirin said: “The governor or the police cannot
arrest us for performing our constitutional duty.
Section 101 of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria makes it explicit that the House
can regulate its activities, including conducting its
sittings in public buildings in the state capital.”
“The Supreme Court had also ruled that the House
can conduct its sittings in public places in the state
capital if conditions exist that endanger members in
the conduct of their sittings.”
“Governor Fayose has kept armed thugs
permanently in the House of Assembly to attack us.
We can’t put ourselves in harm’s way, yet we have a
responsibility to our constituents to make laws for
good governance.”
“The is why we followed the law to sit to consider
issues on the ongoing constitutional amendment.
The House had a responsibility to respond to the
National Assembly demand to send Ekiti State
contributions to the constitutional amendment
process.”
The Speaker added: “Ekiti State has just one House
of Assembly. That is why the National Assembly
acknowledged the receipt of our resolutions on the
constitutional amendment. If they are sure of their
status, let them approach the National Assembly or
the Judiciary for recognition.”
Furthermore, Omirin stated that it was apparent
that Fayose has not learnt a lesson from his past
experience when his actions led to a constitutional
crisis that resulted in the declaration of state of
emergency, which ended with his removal from
office in 2006.


Source::: ynaija.com/the-governor-cannot-arrest-us-ekiti-speaker-dares-gov-fayose/

Will these people not put their house in order and move on?

marvelousabah:
Ekiti...small state with big wahala

The people of the state has chosen wahala after they had enjoyed four years of peaceful tenure.
I pray to God to restore the peace of the state.
Amen