Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed how he plotted the impeachment of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.
Ojudu disclosed that he plotted and scripted Fayose’s
impeachment with the support of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The former presidential aide disclosed this while featuring
on Edmund Obilo’s podcast, State Affairs, which was published on Thursday
morning.
According to Ojudu: “I plotted and scripted the impeachment
of Fayose in Ekiti. I used Obasanjo and when he realized it, he fought back
against me.
“I had an agreement and signed that Fayose should be
impeached but make sure his deputy is not. I took all the lawmakers to Lagos
where I kept them in hotels and was feeding and taking them around.
“I was not a senator, I was a journalist who had money and
my friends gave me money. They were not happy with him, I saw that weak link
and I exploited it.
“Obasanjo was angry and gave the deputy governor soldiers to
return to Ekiti and proclaim herself as governor. When she got there, I called
people to resist her and they had no alternative but to declare an emergency.
“Fayose sued me for libel and Falana was my lawyer, I went
to court and presented my facts, by the time we finished, Justice Daramola told
Fayose ‘you have no honour and integrity.'”
Fayose became the second governor of Ekiti on 29 May 2003,
after defeating the incumbent Governor, Niyi Adebayo in the gubernatorial
elections.
His tenure was cut short as a result of the impeachment on
16 October, 2006.
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