Ekiti Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence On Fayose

A statement by Stephen Gbadamosi, Special Assistant (Media) to the Speaker revealed that the vote of confidence was a resolution of the House at a parliamentary session of the First Session of the House in 2016, signed by the Speaker, Right Honourable (Pastor) Kola Oluwawole; Honourable Sina Animasaun, Secretary; and Honourable Tunji Akinyele, Chairman.

The legislators also appealed to the labour movement in the state under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates not to allow itself to be used by external forces against the government of Ekiti State.

“Anyone within or outside the state that is subtly contacting or pressurizing any House of Assembly member to do any dirty job should drop the idea, as none of the Assembly member can be bought, induced, coerced, harassed or intimidated to do any unwholesome or dirty assignment against the state government.

“That any externally sponsored crisis against Governor Ayodele Fayose is a total war against the entire people of the state and would be heavily resisted.”

The House also appealed to “NLC and its affiliates not to allow itself to be used by any external forces against the government of Ekiti State and should please go back to work because the governor and government of Ekiti State has been transparent enough about the financial situation of the state.”

The House noted that, “the precarious financial situation of the state was caused by the huge debt inherited from the Kayode Fayemi-led administration, coupled with the dwindling allocation to the states from the federal Government. The NLC should show high level of understanding that the current financial of the state is certainly is not sufficient to pay the outstanding workers’ salaries.

“Thus, a genuine reconciliation and negotiation should be embraced by the labour unions with the state government.”