The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has told the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to save the State from ridicule, embarrassment of his comedy of governance and total rejection by the people by turning in his resignation letter without further delay.
The party said refusal of Local Government workers to heed the governor’s directive that they should resume work on Monday and the lacing of all Local Council secretariats with juju rituals, which prevented even the Local Councils Caretaker Committee members from entering the councils was a further confirmation of the governor’s rejection by Ekiti people.
Zonal Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Kayode Babade, in a release issued today said; “With his rejection by Ekiti people especially Teachers, Local government workers, health workers, judiciary workers and students, Fayemi should be honourable enough to resign and let a more competent person take his place.”
The PDP, which described Fayemi’s two years as governor of Ekiti State as “years of locusts” said he has already lost every moral rights to continue as governor of the State.
The party said it was worried that all primary health institutions in Ekiti State are grounded and people are dying of cholera, yet the governor is saying he does not give a damn and that the health workers can remain on strike for two years.
The statement reads; “Thrice, Fayemi directed teachers in Ekiti to write Competency Test, but they refused. He ordered the teachers not to celebrate the October 5 World Teachers Day but the teachers flouted his order.
“Ridiculously, Fayemi got his agents to arrest and detained Mr. Lere Olayinka, a member of our party and Chief Press Secretary to our National Vice Chairman (South-West), Chief Segun Oni, saying he (Olayinka) was the one who prevented the over 20,000 teachers in Ekiti from writing the test.
“Last week, judiciary workers refused to turn up for the celebration of the commencement of this year’s Legal Year.
“Yesterday (Monday), Local Council workers ignored the governor’s directive that they should call off their seven weeks old strike action and resume work. They even went further to lace entrance of all the Council secretariats with juju rituals.
“That Monday action of council workers in Ekiti State is to say the least the height of Fayemi’s comedy of governance in Ekiti and time has come for the governor to return to his NGO business and leave Ekiti State for more competent person to govern.
“Or does a governor who is no longer being obeyed by teachers, local council workers, health workers, judiciary workers and others have any moral right to remain in office?”