Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has boasted that anyone who
wants to impeach him must first face the herculean task of
impeaching God before he can be removed as governor of the state.
The Fayose said this at an audience participatory programme; “Meet
Your Governor” aired on the State Television, EKTV, Ekiti Radio on
Monday, April 6.
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Explaining why any impeachment proceedings against him will fail,
he said : “I’m like Israel that is in the midst of enemies but will always
prevail. Whoever wants to remove me will first have to impeach God.
The governor, according to the Daily Post, also described those
plotting his impeachment as the same enemies of Ekiti State that
plotted his exit from office in 2006. He also alleged that he was been
witch hunted for being loyal to President Jonathan.
He said: “They are doing all these just to get at me because of my
support for President Jonathan and I have no regret for supporting
the president.
Fayose who claimed that he hadn’t seen any impeachment notice,
explained that Dr Adewale Omirin who was instituting the
proceedings against him had been impeached as the speaker of the
State House of Assembly.
“Let me say it again, I have not been served any impeachment notice.
The House of Assembly is also on recess and Dr Adewale Omirin is
not the speaker of the State House of Assembly.
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“Omirin is in court, challenging his impeachment and he can’t be
challenging his impeachment in court and at the same time laying
claim
to being Speaker” , he added
Last week the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the Ekiti
State House of Assembly began 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. But
Fayose has describing the purported impeachment notice as the
“joke of the century.