Gbenga Aribiyi
Ado Ekiti—GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose yesterday affirmed that he is a one
man army who cannot be overwhelmed by alleged machinations of the outgoing
legislators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State House of
Assembly.
Receiving national officers of the
PDP in his office in Ado Ekiti, the governor insisted he was firmly on ground
even as he warned that the country must not be turned into a one party state.
File: Fayose and Omirin after the
meeting
The assertions came amid reports of
the abortion of the planned movement into the state by the APC legislators
yesterday. Vanguard learned that the buses conveying the legislators
were turned back at the Igbara Oke boundary between Ondo and Ekiti States
yesterday.
Nonetheless, supporters of Fayose
continued to lay siege to the premises of the House throughout yesterday in an
apparent bid to stop the legislators from entering the chambers.
Luxury buses belonging to the state
government were used to block all the major roads leading to the legislative
complex and only selected vehicles were allowed to pass through a side of the
road.
Stern looking policemen also mounted
blockades to screen pedestrians and motorists entering the assembly complex.
Welcoming the PDP national leaders
to the state, Fayose said the people of the state, who voted him as their
governor in June 21,2014 are solidly behind him.
Speaking earlier, the acting
national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, denied ever appealing to
the 19 APC lawmakers not to impeach the governor.
He said the PDP only advised the
lawmakers to follow due process and the rule of law in their engagements towards
the governor.
Others in the delegation included
the National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, National Publicity Secretary, Chief
Olisa Metuh, National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, National
Auditor, Mr. Fatai Adeyanju, among others.
Fayose said the visit was apt and
timely and noted that the party’s bigwigs had demonstrated their avowed stand
to defend the country’s democracy from being debased.
He said: “We will not allow them
(the APC lawmakers) to trample on the constitution. That the country is
witnessing peace today is a collaborative effort between former President
Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP. The PDP is united after the loss at the election
and we are gradually picking the pieces together.
“But we are assuring you that we are
solidly on ground. You know it will get to a stage when the people will act
like the Constitution themselves.”
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