₦airaland Forum

ELEVEN lawmakers who are sympathetic to Governor Ayodele Fayose in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have said they can no longer sleep in their homes due to alleged persistent threats and intimidation by some policemen sent from police headquarters in Abuja.

In fact, as at now, they have temporarily fled the state apparently for fear of being arrested for some unfounded allegations by the policemen who they claimed were led by one CSP Mohammed Abubakar.

Though, the lawmakers led by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Segun Adewunmi said emphatically that they would withstand anybody who tried to prevent them from doing their legislative duties, as at yesterday, they hinted that all the lawmakers had left the state.

Adewunmi said, “We assembled here and decided to leave Ekiti. As at now, the governor cannot find any member of the House of Assembly. As we are here talking, others are out of the state”.

The lawmakers who spoke with newsmen at the NUJ press centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan alleged there was a clandestine move by the All Progressives Congress led government to truncate democracy in the state.

“No amount of intimidation, arrest, detention, harassment and monetary inducement will make us dance to the tune of those whose only interest is to truncate the Fayose-led government and return to power through the backdoor.

We have come here to alert the public about the new clandestine plot of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government to cripple the government of Ekiti State.

Yesterday, some policemen led by one CSP Mohammed Abubakar of the Force CID, Abuja, were brought to Ekiti State by the expelled former State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr TKO Aluko and the Ekiti State APC Chairman, Jide Awe”.

orisa37:
This also is corruption and a sin. Citizen using Instruments of Government to intimidate another citizen

Keneking:
Amazing action by the law enforcement officers chasing the law makers in their dreams

mile12crises:
his is what we warned that democracy will be bastardised under Buhari because he does not believe in it.

What's happening in Ekiti is nonsense and must be opposed by all good people.

For all those doubters, we are about to go down the slippery slope of impunity and strong arm twisting politics and way of life using ethnic/tribal "boys" planted in the security to do the dirty jobs while we say "It doesn't matter"

mideactive:
Fayose,I hear u now collect #1000 per head from all students of private school.is dis d Legacy of pa Awo?u'v failed 2 pay workers n pensoners,embarkin on projects we al knw u'l abandon.ekiti people ar dyin of excessive tax y?y do u make d people bare d burden of ur bad policies.ur only cover is 2 attack d president aimlessly.we av an on goin investigation(Ekitigate)going on,dat case must be investigated.call it rat hunting,it won't change nothin..omo ale jatijati

tommykiwi:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/fayoses-lawmakers-flee-ekiti-state-avoid-arrest-police/

billyG:
I am waiting 4 fayose 2 flee 2 togo