The All Progressives Congress in
Ekiti State has reacted to newspapers advertorials by Governor Ayodele Fayose
disparaging President Muhammadu Buhari as a dictator by allegedly sending
Department of State Services operatives to comb the Akwa Ibom Government House.
The party said the operatives had
not violated the nation’s law by moving against illegal arms dump large enough
to illegally topple a democratically elected government.
Publicity Secretary, Taiwo
Olatunbosun, said in a statement on Sunday that the DSS operatives acted in the
nation’s interest to check what would have been a threat to national stability
and reversal of fortunes for the nation’s economy.
“Let us educate Fayose that a
Government House is not the same as foreign embassies or missions that enjoy
physical immunity from security activities by local armed forces.
“While a governor enjoys immunity
from physical and body security search, the same cannot be said of the Government
House because no law in the nation’s constitution says the Government House
should be a breeding ground for insurrection and insurgency where state enemies
can assemble arms to topple a legitimate government and we suspect Fayose as an
accomplice in the arms stockpiling saga in the Akwa Ibom Government House,
otherwise there is no reason for him to be edgy and agitated in his response,”
Olatunbosun explained.
He berated the governor for trying
to whip public sentiment against DSS operatives that performed their legitimate
duty to secure the country, saying no amount of blackmail would stop security
agents to perform their legal duties against violent and corrupt governors.
Olatubosun added, “We know why
Fayose is blackmailing DSS in this matter. Ekiti Government House is home to
thugs and criminal elements armed to the teeth that the governor has been using
against the opposition.
“They were used on massive scale
during the last elections to attack the opponents. As we speak, they are still
lodged in the Government House where they take off at nights to rob and kidnap
innocent Ekiti people.
“We never had this kind of
experience for four years of Governor Kayode Fayemi until Fayose started his
campaign with importation of criminals that have been stalking the state
residents.
“We call on DSS to be alert to its
responsibilities of maintaining internal cohesion and security integrity across
the country and should comb everywhere, including the Aso Rock if need be, to
ensure that no man in authority constitutes himself as a security risk to the
nation’s unity.”
Olatubosun urged Ekiti people to be
wary of Fayose’s inciting statements to set them against the Federal
Government.
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