Ekiti: SDP Slams Fayemi, Calls Him Reckless For Disparaging Judiciary

By Ayodele Oni

The Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in Ekiti State has taken a swipe at Governor Kayode Fayemi for Disparaging the judiciary.

SDP said as one of beneficiaries of judiciary in his political career, Governor Fayemi should hold the judiciary in high esteem.

SDP statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday quoted Dr Fayemi of saying that the cases instituted against the Governor elect, Biodun Oyebanji  against his victory at the June 18 gubernatorial election both at the tribunal and the conventional courts are mere entertainment.

It described the statement  as “reckless, a show of desperation and rascality from a frustrated mind.”

Public Relation Officer SDP, Gani Salau who signed the statement, added that for the non performing outgoing Governor to have uttered such comment on the nation”s judiciary is tasteless and worthy to be condemned in its entirety.

“How can a person who went through the rigour of the judiciary in three and half years pursuing his mandate before he could be declared as the Governor of Ekiti State in 2010 by the Court of Appeal, Ilorin division could come to a conclusion that he has judiciary in his pocket and that is what he knows best to do?

“This is a denigration of the respected third arm of government which is believed to be an arbiter and the hope of common man in the discharge of its duties as enshrined in the nation’s constitution.

“This is a Governor that made empty boasts and promises immediately he was sworn in 2010 that he would clear the backlog of the pension and salary areas within six months of his administration and he is leaving these promises without fulfilling them.”

The party’s image maker called on the relevant authorities and the stakeholders in Ekiti project to be on the watch on the recklessness and rascality of the outgoing Governor, who is educated enough to have known that such a reckless and empty assumption and statement is not expected at this material time since the victory of Oyebanji is being challenged at the courts.

“Fayemi and the APC are jittery on the ongoing tribunal case based on the grounds of what we presented and requested before the tribunal ranging from certificate forgery of his running mate and their nominations for the June 18 gubernatorial election by the former national Chairman of the APC and the Governor of Yobe state, Maimala Buni.

“This has been declared illegal by the supreme court earlier in Akeredolu vs Jegede and the recent Federal High Court declaration of the candidature of the governor of Osun state, Oyetola as illegal, further makes Fayemi and his co-travellers  sleepless night.”

Salau added that the enormous and weighty evidences before the tribunal as adjudicated on earlier as precedences before the tribunal are enough to give the Social Democratic Party and the gubernatorial candidate in the June 18 election , Chief Segun Oni a resounding victory as the next Governor of Ekiti State.

“It is on this note that we are calling on the security agents and other stakeholders to keep watching the covert and overt activities of the outgoing Governor on his despiration as the ongoing tribunal case resumes its sitting this week and other substituent cases unfold.