Ekiti workers battle Fayose over alleged purchase of N74m vehicle
in Ekiti State has accused the state Governor Mr. Ayodele Fayose of
allegedly purchasing a N74 million vehicle and payment of N43million
severance package as parting gifts.
The workers in a joint statement signed by NLC chairman, Prince
Raymond Ade Adesanmi and his TUC counterpart, Mr. Odunayo Adesoye,
described it as an act of insensitivity to the plight of workers in
the state.
The union wondered why a governor who has refused to pay backlog of
salaries would be contemplating buying of exotic vehicle and paying
himself severance as packages.
They disclosed that there would be industrial crisis in the state if
the governor proceeded with his plans in paying himself and his Deputy
that huge amount and purchasing the new vehicle.
"If it is true that the state government has approved the purchase of
N74million worth of vehicle as parting gift and N43 million severance
package each for the governor and his Deputy, we stand to condemn it
in its entirety, it is an act of selfishness and insensitive to the
plight of workers and pensioners in Ekiti State
"If a government is owing workers several arrears of salaries and at
this critical time that the state ought to have mopped up all its
resources to ensure that the outstanding salary arrears and other
entitlement are defrayed, that the governor as an individual is now
clamouring for the payment of severance allowance and take away gift
of N74 million Utility Sport Vehicle.
"We call on the governor to desist from such act and look for a way to
pay workers Salaries and if government should go ahead with this
action there will be industrial crisis in Ekiti state," the union
leaders said.
On the allegations of assets sale leveled against Fayose, Adesanmi
said, "I don't think that act is right, we stand to condemn it as
well, because if property has been existing for several years now and
has not been sold by previous governments and you have just few weeks
to exit and you are putting them up for sale, it is condemnable and
people buying that kind of property should know that this is not
right, the incoming government would set up administrative panel to
look into it."
On his part, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Prince Dayo Adeyeye, while condemning the alleged act, urged the
leadership of the APC to be more vigilant to prevent the state from
being plundered by the outgoing government.
His words, "I have always maintained that Governor Fayose can't be
trusted. I know he will like to appropriate everything to himself. We
learnt he has been selling state assets , like the Erunfun Land along
Ijan road.That land was bought by Chief Obafemi Awolowo in 1949 and he
never appropriated it.
"We have had many governments in Ekiti, former governors Oni and
Fayemi had come and never contemplated to sell the land, but Fayose
was planning to sell it to himself, Ekiti people won't accept that.
"It was Fayemi who supposed to send him off, but due to selfishness,he
decided to appropriate that to himself, that is not a trait of a good
leader.
"For four years, Fayose didn't do more than five projects and he
claimed he had performed. He only touched two towns throughout the
time. Schools, hospitals and roads have decayed under Fayose. No
investments in Agriculture, road network , everything was neglected.
Not even a single investment was witnessed in Agriculture, so that
victory was a sound one for APC and Ekiti people."
When contacted for reaction, the Commissioner for Information in the
state, Lanre Ogunsuyi said he had no comment on the allegations.
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