Ekitigate: Police to investigate Fayose

Persons who allegedly suffered harassment
during the last Ekiti state gubernatorial
election have written petitions against
Governor Ayo Fayose
The majority of the petitions were said to have
originated from members of the All
Progressives Congress in the state
The police have begun investigating some of
the cases in the petition and intend to invite
the governor’s loyalists for interrogation
The office of the Inspector general of police as
received not less than 102 petitions against
Governor Ayo Fayose.
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state may
have found himself in trouble waters again as
the office of the inspector general of police has
received not less than 102 petitions against the
governor relating to harassment of persons
during and after the last governorship election
in the state.
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According to Punch, the petitions were written
by those alleged to have been harassed, beaten
or detained before, during the controversial poll
which has been dubbed Ekitigate.
The majority of the petitions were said to have
originated from the members of the All
Progressives Congress in the state.
The police have begun investigating the some
of the cases in the petition and intend to invite
the governor’s loyalists who were either in the
employment of the state or in other positions
when they partook in the acts stated in the
petitions.
Though some of the cases have been already
investigated by a special police team, led by
one CSP Ndah, the police failed to arrest some
of the governor’s aides during the tenure of the
last inspector general of police, Mr. Solomon
Arase because Fayose was said to have raised
the alarm, alleging that the police were coming
to raid the state and his personal house.
However, following the conclusion of the
army’s inquiry into roles played by its officers
and men during the election, a police source
said that the time was ripe for the police to
look at the petitions again.
He said: “The police have over 102 petitions
against the governor which we are investigating.
Soon, we will start inviting the suspects for
interrogation,” the senior police officer said.
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He added, “We have the petitions already
worked on by a senior police officer, who is
retired now, but we are looking at them again
so that it doesn’t look as if we are sweeping
anything under the carpet.”
Meanwhile, following an alleged plot to unseat
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, members
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took to
the streets on Thursday, June 30, to protest.
The PDP members trooped out in their
numbers in Ido-Ekiti headquarters of Ido/Osi
local government, in support of Governor Ayo
Fayose, The Nation reports.
The petitions were said to have been written by
those alleged to have either been harassed,
beaten or detained before, during, and after the
last governorship election in the state.
According to the protesters, any attempt by the
federal government to remove Governor Fayose
will not be condoned.