Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday, April 5, 2015 berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) legislators in the state for attempting to impeach him and regain power via unorthodox methods.
Speaking via a statement issued by his media aide – Lere Olayinka – , Governor Fayose, who is currently in a battle with the 19 APC lawmakers to save his job said the people of the state will defend him as they had freely voted for him in the 2014 gubernatorial election in the state.
He further enthused that he impeachment saga was an attempt by the APC to distract him from governance and focusing on the forthcoming House of Assembly elections in the state.
He said: “Sovereignty belongs to the people and the people of Ekiti State on June 21, 2014, surrendered their sovereignty to me to be their governor for four years.
“Instead of respecting the wish of Ekiti people, which they again affirmed on March 28 and will further affirm on April 11, the APC people that were rejected in two free and fair elections have been trying all tricks to return to power through the back door.
“They filed several cases in their bid to stop my inauguration as governor and even committed murder in the process.
“Their evil plots against the mandate of Ekiti people failed then, but up to now, they are not relenting.
“Today, even though Omirin has been duly impeached, he still believes he can be Acting Governor while Dr Kayode Fayemi that was roundly rejected by Ekiti people is also boasting that he will return to power through the instrumentality of the court.
“However, let me warn the APC as a party to respect the wish of Ekiti people as the PDP and President Goodluck Jonathan respected the wish of Nigerians on the election of General Muhammadu Buhari.
“Any attempt to undermine the sovereignty of Ekiti people, using whatever instrument will be resisted by the people themselves because power belongs to the people and they have handed it to whom they desire to exercise till October 16, 2018.
“The APC gladiators in Ekiti should therefore emulate President Jonathan and the PDP by waiting till 2018 to try their luck again,” he said.
