Ekiti Assembly Did Not Direct CJ To Constitute Panel To Investigate Fayose—Olugbemi

 

Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr. Dele Olugbemi has said that the claim by the Hon. Adewale Omirin’s led All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers has directed the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, to set up a panel to investigate the allegations of impeachable misconduct leveled against Governor Ayodele Fayose and his deputy, Dr. Kolapo Olusola is illegitimate since it had not come from his office as the Speaker of the House.

In a press briefing with newsmen at the Speaker’s lodge, Old Governor’s office, Olugbemi who was flanked by the other six members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s lawmakers and the clerk of the House, said he did not direct Ekiti chief Judge to constitute any Investigative panel as Ekiti speaker.

Olugbemi said: “Sequel to our previous correspondence to the Chief Judge of Ekiti state Judiciary dated the 4th day of April 2015, the clerk and I have again cause to be write to the chief judge ,yet another letter refuting the letter purportedly emanating from the office of the speaker of the Ekiti state House of Assembly mandating him[Chief Judge] to constitute an investigative panel in relation to an impeachment notice,which allegedly emanated from my office [speaker].

” For the avoidance of doubt ,I wish to categorically state here now before you the gentlemen of the press and the whole world at large that the said letter directing the Chief Jugde of Ekiti State to constitute an investigative panel did not emanate from the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

“We never wrote any letter to the Chief Judge directing him to constitute an investigative panel, neither was the House involved in any impeachment proceedings against the Executive governor of our great State.

“In further refutation of the ongoing brigandage, I wish to state that the former Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin was duly removed as the speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on the 29th day November, 2014 and his removal paved the way for the way for my legislative emergence as the new speaker of the Ekiti state House of Assembly.

“In prove of my incumbency and control of the Assembly, I have here present with me ;the clerk of Ekiti state house of assembly without whom no legitimate sitting of the house can take place; I also have here present, the sergeant-at-arms and the entire retinue of the staff of the state house of assembly and the maze of the house.

“It is common knowledge that all legitimate session of any House of Assembly takes place only inside the Hallowed Chambers of House of Assembly .Indeed, any other purported sitting of the house at any other location outside the hallowed chamberof the house of assembly is null and void and of no effect whatsoever. This is more so when such sittings purportedly took place without the principal officers here present with me now!

“Accordingly, I have by my said letter advised the chief judge of Ekiti State judiciary,honourable justicde Ayo Daramola to discountenance all letters ,resolutions, proceedings or process emanating from Dr Adewale Omirin or any other person impersonating my person por my office.

“I have also copied the Chief Justice of Nigeria,the Director of Department of the state services and the commissioner of police so that they can jointly assist with the apprehension of this impostor and his cohorts before they cause further breakdown of law,order and further havoc on Ekiti State and its people,” he said.