There is an alleged plan by the Presidency to clamp down on Governor Fayose's aides and lawmakers of the Ekiti State Assembly according to new reports.
This is coming a few days after Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, raised alarm that he was one of the targets of the Federal Government travel ban to be placed on two serving governors.
Fayose's media aide, Lere Olayinka also raised an alarm on social media concerning the alleged plans to 'arrest and charge him and others for treason'
#ALERT!
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami is now coordinating a plot to charge Gov Fayose's Chief of Staff, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo; Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka; House of Assembly members; Samuel Omotoso, Segun Adewumi and Gboyega Aribisogan to court for TREASON.
The plot is to first arrest the five men and keep them in detention for not less than one month after which they will be charged to court and denied bail so as to keep them out of circulation.
This is another of the FG plot to destabilise the govt of Ekiti State and silence Gov Fayose so that the opposition will no longer have any voice in Nigeria.
Their offence is that they submitted a letter on behalf of the governor at the Chinese Embassy, Abuja seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan sought by the FG.
Has AGF Malami forgotten that while in opposition, APC petitioned the US Govt and other world powers not to sell arms to the PDP govt of Jonathan to fight Boko Haram, alleging human rights abuses?
All these efforts to silence Fayose won't work because before President Buhari, there was opposition in Nigeria, now that Buhari is the President, there must be opposition and after Buhari's tenure, there will be opposition.
Gov Fayose cannot be silenced. He will continue to talk for the betterment of Nigeria and its people
A source who spoke with newsmen in Abuja revealed that Chief of Staff to the Ekiti State governor, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo, Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Segun Adewumi; the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Gboyega Aribisogan; the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Dr. Samuel Omotosho; and the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, may be invited to explain their role in the letter addressed to President Xi Jinping of China, asking the latter to halt a loan of $2 billion to Nigeria ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari visit to China last April.
The Chief of Staff to the Ekiti State governor, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo, had led the delegation to Abuja to deliver governor Fayose’s letter to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie.
In the April 12, 2016 letter with reference number EK/GOV/28/10, the Ekiti state governor had written to the Chinese Government, seeking the stoppage of the $2bn loan for railway projects in the country.
Fayose in his letter to President Xi Jinping said Nigerians were “totally opposed to increment of the country’s debt burden, which is already being serviced with 25 per cent of the Federal Government annual budget.
He further said that “the government of China should be mindful of the fact that Nigerians, irrespective of their political and religious affiliations, are totally opposed to increment of the country’s debt burden, which is already being serviced with 25 per cent of the Federal Government annual budget.”
Governor Fayose reportedly stormed China same month while President Buhari was still the guest of his Chinese counterpart.
Speaking with journalists the source argued that the Presidency was embarrassed by the role played by governor Fayose and his aides.
“Since Fayose can’t be arrested or invited for questioning, the plot is to arrest and detain, indefinitely and without administratively bail all the officials who conveyed his letter to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie.”
It was gathered that Ekiti State House of Assembly had earlier petitioned the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) National Assembly, Amnesty International, Embassies of the United States and the United Kingdom over the alleged plot by the Federal Government to prevent Governor Fayose from travelling outside Nigeria without getting clearance from the DSS. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Wow. Worrying times ahead! Lets see if things will really degenerate as it did during the first coming of the nomad.
ReplyDeleteWe are under a very despotic and mean government. Just like in 1984, opposition is being hounded by the Hausa Fulani government. If this continues, Nigeians more especially the intimidated opposition will fight back and it won't be all that nice.
ReplyDeleteEkitis are not only alatenujes but attention seekers what a shame!
ReplyDeleteshame on your generations for referring to people of Ekiti like that.
DeleteAnonymous @ 7.52. Before you make any conclusions, check out for evidences ?. Can Fayose or whoever produce any evidence?. Please note even where a travel ban is placed on Fayose, it will be for security reasons. The depth of information available to the President is not available to you and me and let me tell all can not be said to the public.
ReplyDeleteYou knows the Politicians behind the renewed hostility in Niger Delta?
I see you like dictatorship. It will be you the next victim and because you are nobody you will be forgotten in detention.
DeleteThat's their only achievement so far ... to arrest the opposition, hide them and continue to announce strange refund from ghost.
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