Fayose And Ekiti Speaker On War Path

The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of freezing the bank accounts of the House of Assembly.

He also expressed worry over alleged “incessant blackmail and intimidation” of the Assembly by the state government over the refusal by the All Progressives Congress members? to dump their party for the Peoples Democratic Party.

This, he said, was going beyond approved standards of modern governance.

But Fayose has described the allegations as “very untrue,” saying Omirin was only playing politics.

He also denied asking anybody to either insult or assault the Speaker.

The Speaker, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Wole Olujobi, said the latest allegation that the Assembly demanded N135m for the screening of commissioner nominees “was a propaganda taken too far and went against the grains of decency in a fledgling democracy.”

Omirin, who said he would not have reacted if not for the gullible public that would be deceived by the lies by the executive, expressed worry over media reports casting the Assembly as a stumbling block to the Governor?’s bid to constitute his cabinet.

Describing the reports in the media on the nominees as misleading, Omirin explained, “The standard practice is to present the list of the nominees in the plenary while the nominees will follow with the submission of their credentials. They will be screened before confirmation.

“The governor sent three nominees on Monday and the list was read in the plenary that day. Since it is a public document, we read the letter? second day in the plenary. Nobody submitted any credential. We don’t know the nominees. They have not submitted their credentials for the appropriate committees to screen them.

“It is surprising that the governor expects the House to confirm the nominees as sent. This is strange in parliamentary conduct.” - Thelightnews reportage.