The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Ekiti State Government to<\/p>\n
look into the financial transactions of the state under the
\nadministration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi has concluded its proceedings,
\npromising to submit its report soon.<\/p>\n
Counsel to the commission, Mr. Sunday Bamise, told the panel today,
\nthat all the witnesses called by the panel appeared except the
\nimmediate past governor of the state, who is the Minister for Steel
\nand Minerals Resources Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, his
\nCommissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Vincent Kolawole and CASA Consult
\nLimited.<\/p>\n
Mr. Bamise said having heard from the witnesses that appeared before
\nthe panel, he urged the commission to close the public hearing so as
\nto take a step in writing and submitting its report to the State
\nGovernor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who set up the commission.<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the commission, Justice Silas Oyewole (rtd) obliged
\nand declared proceedings at the commission of inquiry closed.<\/p>\n
It should be recalled that last week Thursday, a High Court in Ado
\nEkiti affirmed the legality of the judicial commission of inquiry,
\nsaying the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose had powers to run
\naffairs of his state and that he had exclusive rights to set up
\ncommission of inquiry without the prompting of the House of Assembly
\nand that he properly so acted.<\/p>\n
Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, who delivered the judgment in the suit filed
\nby Dr. Fayemi against the commission of inquiry, said Governor Fayose
\nacted pursuant to Section 2 (1) of the Commission Inquiry Law Cap C10
\nLaws of Ekiti State. He dismissed all other reliefs seeking to set<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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