The All Progressives Congress, APC has reacted to the allegations raised by the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, about the acquisition of luxury in the Government House, the beds and the welfare of teachers in the state during ex-govenor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s administration.
APC debunked all accusation of Governor Fayose as lies and attempt of character assassination of the erstwhile governor by accusing him of spending N50m on beds in his and his wife’s bedrooms at the newly built Ekiti State Government House.
Fayose allegedly condemned Fayemi for spending such amount of money on a building when the state is in financial crisis and the masses facing hardship poverty, adding that it will cost a sum of N150m to maintain the structure annually.
The APC in a statement entitled, “Fayose’s season of lies” issued by the State Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, on Sunday, 26 October 2014 stated that governor Fayose had been churning out the lies to appeal emotions of the public and to discredit Fayemi’s accountable and commendable administration.
Mr Taiwo, in the statement challenged Fayose to release independently verifiable documentary evidence to proof his claims because no bed in the lodge cost more than N2m, adding that the money spent on the government house was less than N2bn.
“This is how Mr. Fayose lied about a non existent N50m bed in the Government House when he knows there is no bed that is costlier than N2m in that lodge. Governor Fayemi served Ekiti with diligence, candour and deprivation.
“Mr. Fayose knows that he lied about the N3bn cost of the new Government House and a non-existent N50m bed as no bed costs more than N2m in that lodge and we challenge him to release independently verifiable documentary evidence to proof us wrong.
“He knows that the money spent on the government house is less than N2bn. Nobody could deny the fact that the government house is a legacy bequeathed by the Fayemi administration for the use of subsequent Governor’s.
“No wonder Governor Fayose now sleeps and works from the same government house that he has condemned. What a man lacking in integrity! Whether Governor Fayose likes it or not, Ekiti will forever be grateful for the monument.”
APC maintained that Fayose was the one misleading the masses as he has evidently bought a N43m Range Rover vehicle on credit as Governor-elect and passed the bill to Fayemi’s administration only for him to cajole the masses with a 1965 Mercedes Benz as official car on his inauguration day.
“If there is any Ekiti Governor past or present who is after self comfort but pretend to be a friend and lover of the masses, it is Mr. Ayodele Fayose.
“We respect the office of the Governor which Dr. Fayemi occupied with grace and candour, but if the current holder of that office chose to denigrate it by lying shamelessly, our party owe it a duty to put things in the right perspective.
“Mr. Fayose, who accuses others of preferring self comfort to the well being of the generality of the people is a pretender and a hypocrite.
“This is somebody who bought a N43m Range Rover vehicle on credit as Governor-elect and passed the bill to the state government only for him to deceive the hapless masses with a 1965 Mercedes Benz as official car on his inauguration day!”
Speaking with TVC on Sunday, 26 October 2014, Dr, Fayemi also commend on the allegations levied against his administration as he suggested that Ekiti people should conduct a mental stability test for any politician who is interested the state politics
