Nigeria (SRLN) raised concern at
alleged plans by the All Progressives
Congress (APC) to pressure Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to sanction the
impeachment of Ekiti State Governor,
Ayodele Fayose.
The Abuja-based organization alleged
APC was pressurizing CJN Mahmud
Mohammed to prevail on the Chief
Judge of Ekiti, Ayodeji Daramola, to
accede to the request of the Dr Adewale
Omirin led-APC lawmakers to
constitute a panel to investigate the
alleged impeachable offences against
the State governor, and his deputy, Dr
Olusola Eleka.
“The level of APC desperation to
remove Governor Fayose and his
Deputy is alarming and the CJN must
be alerted of this latest plot to use his
office to achieve their evil plot against
Ekiti people,” said SRLN National
Coordinator, Dr Chima Ubeku.
Ubeku noted Omirin was no longer the
Speaker of the Ekiti State House of
Assembly following his impeachment
last year.
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“Since Omirin is by law, not the
speaker, all actions taken by him
regarding and not limited to issuance of
notice of impeachment against
Governor Fayose and his Deputy
amount to impersonation and should be
disregarded,” said Ubeku.
“The CJN should therefore be mindful of
the antics of the APC and its desperate
leaders because all they appear to be
interested in is to truncate the mandate
freely given to Fayose by Ekiti people.”
APC had earlier challenged the victory
of Fayose in the polls held last June on
the grounds of non-eligibility following
his purported indictment and
impeachment.
Fayose’s election was
also challenged for alleged perjury,
after he filled his Independent National
Electoral Commission form denying that
he was indicted by either an
administrative or judicial panel.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court
affirmed Fayose’s election and
dismissed the APC’s challenge as
“lacking in merit.”
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