Fayose Meets Omirin, Four APC Lawmakers in Akure
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday held a closed door
meeting with the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin
and four All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. The meeting was
held at the Sun View Hotel, Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It lasted for several hours with members of the State Executive
Council in attendance. Fayose and Omirin, however, refused to answer
questions from anxious reporters at the end of the meeting.
They insisted that "we are not going to answer questions, but only
make statement." The governor asked if Omirin was willing to answer
questions from reporters, but the speaker said "no sir, we will just
make a statement." Fayose said: "We have met in the interest of our
dear state, Ekiti, which is bigger than the interest of any individual
or party.
"We are here for peace to reign in our state.
"We are here to find solutions to the problem in Ekiti State. The
meeting was between the executive and the legislature and we had
deliberated on nothing but the interest of Ekiti."
Omirin said: "The governor has spoken and he has spoken very well."
The meeting, which was said to be a continuation of the peace move in
the state, however, suggested that the APC lawmakers might have
reconciled with Fayose. A statement by Omirin's Special Adviser on
Media, Wole Olujobi, said the five lawmakers insisted on their demand
for a return to the status quo as at November 11, 2014.
"That means restoring all the principal officers to their positions
and all aides of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, including those of other
principal officers." He added: "The lawmakers made it clear they were
ready to return to their jobs and the governor should provide the
atmosphere for that possibility.
"They asked the governor to clear the Assembly of thugs and create
conditions that would make them do their jobs without any security
threats. "They insisted that restoring the security aides of the
principal officers and opening the Assembly for resumption of their
legal duties should be the starting point for the restoration of
peace. "We want to make it clear that the resolution of the crisis in
the House of Assembly lies with the governor in acceding to our
request," the statement said.
meeting with the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin
and four All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. The meeting was
held at the Sun View Hotel, Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It lasted for several hours with members of the State Executive
Council in attendance. Fayose and Omirin, however, refused to answer
questions from anxious reporters at the end of the meeting.
They insisted that "we are not going to answer questions, but only
make statement." The governor asked if Omirin was willing to answer
questions from reporters, but the speaker said "no sir, we will just
make a statement." Fayose said: "We have met in the interest of our
dear state, Ekiti, which is bigger than the interest of any individual
or party.
"We are here for peace to reign in our state.
"We are here to find solutions to the problem in Ekiti State. The
meeting was between the executive and the legislature and we had
deliberated on nothing but the interest of Ekiti."
Omirin said: "The governor has spoken and he has spoken very well."
The meeting, which was said to be a continuation of the peace move in
the state, however, suggested that the APC lawmakers might have
reconciled with Fayose. A statement by Omirin's Special Adviser on
Media, Wole Olujobi, said the five lawmakers insisted on their demand
for a return to the status quo as at November 11, 2014.
"That means restoring all the principal officers to their positions
and all aides of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, including those of other
principal officers." He added: "The lawmakers made it clear they were
ready to return to their jobs and the governor should provide the
atmosphere for that possibility.
"They asked the governor to clear the Assembly of thugs and create
conditions that would make them do their jobs without any security
threats. "They insisted that restoring the security aides of the
principal officers and opening the Assembly for resumption of their
legal duties should be the starting point for the restoration of
peace. "We want to make it clear that the resolution of the crisis in
the House of Assembly lies with the governor in acceding to our
request," the statement said.
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