Protest over ‘impeachment plot’ against Fayose

Hundreds of supporters of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, trooped to the streets to protest alleged plan by members of the state house of assembly to impeach the governor.

The protesters, under the aegis of Positive Minds Club for Teachers (PMCT), first converged on Fajuyi Park, Ado Ekiti, with placards in the early hours of the day.

They later marched to Ijigbo roundabout, Okesha, Okeyinmin areas of Ado Ekiti, where they were addressed by two of their leaders.

The placards had inscriptions such as “No to impeachment”, “We want peace in Ekiti”, “Return the N800 million bribe to your leader”, “No going back on June 21 election result”, among others.

Ojo Patrick and Bello Ganiyu Akande, the president and treasurer of the group, respectively, said they would mobilise the people of the state to move against any plan to remove the governor from office.

“It is a peaceful protest and the police are here to ensure that the protest is not hijacked. We are going to maintain peace throughout the protest,” Bello said.

“We just want to show to all Ekiti people that we stand by the result of the last election and our mandate. If the house of assembly wants us to come and dialogue with them, we are ready.”

He appealed to the lawmakers to stay clear of any move to impeach the governor, saying ti would give the state its desired peace.

Akande warned the legislators against the act.

“Nobody should tamper with the mandate of the people be it you, E-11 or anybody that may want to truncate that election,” he said.

Akande maintained that the protest would continue until the lawmakers embrace peace and agree to work with the governor to move Ekiti forward.

At a press briefing on Thursday, the assembly had denied plotting any move to oust the governor.

Churchill Adedipe, the majority leader of the assembly, who spoke on behalf of the assembly members, described the news as false.

He said people started peddling the rumour after they held a meeting with their leaders in Lagos.

Adeipe said the meeting was to discuss the forthcoming national convention of APC.