The lawmakers, who described the latest attempt to invade the State by 20 policemen led by one ACP Olusola Oke, a native of Isan Ekiti, hometown of Minister of Solid Minerals and former Governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi as an assault on democracy, added that the new IGP must emulate his immediate past predecessor by rejecting pressurefrom APC leaders from Ekiti State to use the police to cause chaos inthe State just because they lost an election that was adjudged asfree, fair and credible.
According to a statement issued on Sunday, and signed by the Speaker,Rt. Hon. Kolawole Oluwawole, the lawmaker said; “harassing PDP members in Ekiti State, government officials and members of the State House of Assemblywill not help democracy in Nigeria and the internationalcommunity should help Nigeria to sustain Democracy by calling the APC-led federal government to order.”
They said it was becoming ridiculous that the APC wasstillmaking issues out of an election that the party lost twoyears ago,adding that “plotters of evil against Governor Ayodele Fayose and hisgovernment must know that we in the House of Assembly will not presentourselves to be used against our governor. They should know that evenif we are arrested and detained for one year, we won’t collaborate with those plotting evil against Governor Fayose.”
“If two years after losing a free, fair and credible election andexploring all legal options up to the Supreme Court, some people arestill running from the Army, DSS, EFCC and Police, writing frivolouspetitions, law enforcements agencies in the country, especially thepolice should be mindful of turning itself to tool in the hands ofthose who are obviously out to truncate democracy in Ekiti State.
“The IGP should rather ask, what is the sense in writingover 100petitions over an election conducted in just 16 local councils and wasadjudged as free, fair and credible even by International Observers, including the United States Government. Nobody was slapped not to talkbeing killed during the election.
“Nigerians should be reminded that the DSS has earlierbeen used toinvade the State House of Assembly with a member of the House, Afolabi Akanni abducted and detained for 18 days without any offence.
“Despite these harassments however, we will remain undaunted in ourunflinching support for the our governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose andwish to state that freedom of thought and expression is guaranteed bythe Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, andin exercisingthis right, Governor Fayose won’t be intimidated by anyagency of thefederal government.
“No amount of intimidation, arrest, detention, harassment and monetaryinducement will make us dance to the tune of those whose only interestis to truncate the Fayose-led government and return to power throughthe backdoor.
“Nigerians should be reminded that these APC elements lost election inJune 2014 and they lost four other elections in 2015. They should stoptrying to get to power through the backdoor.
They should stop thisharassment, intimidation and use of federal power to oppress innocentNigerians.”Finally, we wish to tell those behind these evil plots against thegovernment and people of Ekiti State that like every of their previousplots, they have failed.”
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