Ekiti - The Ekiti State House of Assembly is set
to commence impeachment proceedings against
Governor Ayodele Fayose any moment from
now, sources in the camp of the All
Progressives Congress, APC have disclosed.
The notice of impeachment was prematurely
leaked early on Saturday. A source said the
notice had not been definitely issued, but had
been prepared and the governor is being
charged with eight impeachable offences
bordering on gross misconduct.
Among the allegations, the governor is to be
charged with invasion of the state House of
Assembly, unconstitutional takeover of the
House by seven legislators to sit in
contravention of section 96(2) of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
prevention of the nineteen APC legislative
members from performing legislative duties with
the use of security agents and armed thugs and
sponsoring an unlawful impeachment process in
the house.
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Other allegations listed in the notice are
spending Ekiti State funds without the requisite
constitutional approval in contravention of the
constitution, running the government of Ekiti
State without a legally constituted Executive
Council in contravention of Section 192(2) of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, operating an
illegal 2014 Budget as well as sponsoring and
instigating illegal sitting of the House in
contravention of Section 96(1) of the
Constitution.
The resolve of the legislators is apparently
being fueled by the victory of the APC in last
Saturday’s presidential election.
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