Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has been summoned by Ekiti State House of Assembly to appear before it to clarify alleged financial misappropriation of local government funds while in office.
The assembly also extend the summon to former Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Dapo Olagunju, former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs Kola Kolade and 16 former local government chairmen.
This decision was taken by the assembly during its plenary on Thursday, August 29th sequel to the adoption of the recommendations of the joint committee of the House on Public Petition and Local Governments on a petition submitted to the Assembly by eight suspended PDP council chairmen.
The Assembly had on December 18, 2018, suspended indefinitely the 16 council chairmen and 177 councillors to pave way for a forensic audit of the councils’ accounts over alleged fraud. Eight were reinstated in July, following a petition they filed, appealing for their reinstatement. Others were suspended for further forensic investigation.
However, Fayose, has reacted to the summon. His media aide, Lere Olayinka, said his former boss will not dignify the legislators with his appearance.
He said, “Fayose will not dignify an Assembly of clowns, who are under the total control of a governor, who is desperately in search of ways to cover his electoral thievery and failure to secure the acceptance of Ekiti people.
“If they have any evidence of financial impropriety against him (Fayose), they can ask the man who used SMS to appoint them to invite EFCC operatives and accommodate them in the Government House as he has done on many occasions. As for us, we are moving on.”
