Ekiti State Government has accused the All Progress Congress (APC)
federal government of using security agencies to lay siege on the
State, calling on lovers of democracy in the Nigeria and the
international community to save democracy from being truncated by
people who refused to accept defeat two years after losing a free,
fair and credible election.
The government, which said over 20 policemen led by one ACP Olusola
Oke, a native of Isan Ekiti, hometown of Minister of Solid Minerals
and former Governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi; CSP Ayodeji and
CSP Enang were billed to invade the State and embark on indiscriminate
arrest of top officials of the State government, PDP leaders and
members of the State House of Assembly based on frivolous petitions
written by the APC in the State.
According to the Special Assistant to the State Governor on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the government said the
planned invasion of the State by policemen was the second in three
months, after the first attempt was aborted in March.
The government accused some APC leaders like Femi Falana (SAN),
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Yinka Akerele and others of working in
collaboration with some Abuja based people to imposed emergency rule
on the State, so that the APC could have easy passage in the 2018
governorship election.
The government said; “First, it was the invasion of the House of
Assembly with armed men of the Department of State Service (DSS) and
the illegal frozen of the governor’s bank accounts. Now, it is the use
of policemen to invade the State, acting on frivolous and ridiculous
petitions from APC leaders from Ekiti State, who are acting like bad
losers.
“Those plotting this evil should know that Ekiti people are getting
enraged, and wondering if Ekiti is the only State in Nigeria where
election was conducted and APC lost. The people are getting miffed
that a few minority in Abuja will continue to wage war against their
own State because they lost an election. On begin to wonder at the use
of police to harass the people just because they elected a governor of
their choice. Is this part of democracy?
“We need to remind Nigerians that when APC was in government in Ekiti
State, the PDP led federal government did not muscle any APC
controlled state.
The government said all attempts by the APC to return to power through
the backdoor will fail, adding that the party should rather prepare
for 2018 instead of running from the Army, DSS, EFCC and now to the
police.
The government also cautioned the APC led federal government not to
destroy democracy in the country by muscling opposition, alerting the
international community to take note of the danger facing democracy in
the country.