There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress is plotting how to impeach Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose before October 2018, which marks the expiration of his second term in office as governor.
Following the defeat of Fayose’s preferred candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, at the polls, those in the camp of ‘Oshoko’ as the governor is fondly called has continued to panic over reported threats by certain quarters in the APC to clamp down on their activities.
According to the information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, the ruling party, APC has concluded plans to use lawmakers in the state assembly and the Department of State Services (DSS) to frustrate Fayose out of government.
A source very close to Ekiti State Government who spoke to TheNewsGuru.com under condition of anonymity, said most of the top political office holders and aides working with Fayose have gone into hiding.
” The police, DSS as we heard are in search of Ekiti Speaker, who has gone into hiding. We were told their plan was to arrest him [Ekiti Speaker] and buy-over lawmakers as many as required to impeach the incumbent speaker and appoint a new one who will do the bidding of AC.
“The target is that they wanted to impeach Fayose so that they can arrest him early, they can’t stand Fayose being in office till December. I can reliably tell you that even Fayose’s media aide, Olalere Olayin among several leaders have gone underground.” Says our source.
Meanwhile, the Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti State governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi in a phone conversation said he was unaware about the plot by the APC-led government to impeach his superior.
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday said in a tweet that with Fayose’s tenure ending in less than three months coupled with the loss of his immunity, he should begin to prepare to visit the commission.
The commission hinted that investigation into Fayose’s alleged N1.3bn poultry project during his first term from 2003 to 2006, would be re-opened and the prosecution would be able to continue
The tweet read, “The parri (party) is over; the cloak of immunity torn apart and the staff broken.
“Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project/Biological concepts Limited N1.3bn fraud case file dusted off the shelves. See you soon.”
However, a large section of Nigerians on Twitter accused the EFCC of being unprofessional and fighting a one-sided anti-corruption war.
The anti-graft agency subsequently deleted the tweet.
Fayose has been having a running battle with the EFCC since 2007 but it intensified in 2016 after it was discovered that the governor, while running for office in 2014, allegedly received over N1.3bn from the then Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who is now a member of the All Progressives Congress.